The role of the CaCl2-guluronic acid interaction on alginate encapsulated βTC3 cells

Biomaterials

Volumn 25, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 2603-2610

  Simpson, Nicholas E ^a   Stabler, Cheryl L ^b   Simpson, Chiab P ^a   Sambanis, Athanassios ^c   Constantinidis, Ioannis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Alginate; Bioartificial pancreas; Calcium; TC3 insulinoma cells

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; GELATION; METABOLISM;

GEL NETWORK;

CELL CULTURE;

ACID; ALGINIC ACID; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CALCIUM ION; GULURONIC ACID; MANNURONIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ARTICLE; CELL ENCAPSULATION; CELL GROWTH; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GELATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; CELL DIVISION; CHEMISTRY; INSULINOMA; PATHOLOGY; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ALGINATES; ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CELL DIVISION; CELL LINE, TUMOR; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACIDS; INSULINOMA; MICE;

EID: 0742289955     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2003.09.046     Document Type: Article

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