Gelatin-embedded cell-polymer constructs for histological cryosectioning

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 79-85

  Brown, David A ^a   Yu, Fen Chou ^a   Beygui, Ramin E ^b   Dunn, James C Y ^a,b   Wu, Benjamin M ^a  

^a Engineering IV   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryosectioning; Gelatin; Histology; Scaffold; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

GELATION; HISTOLOGY; PARAFFINS; POLYMERS; SCAFFOLDS; SOLUBILITY; SOLVENTS; TISSUE;

CRYOSECTIONING; SOLVENT-INSOLUBLE (PGA); SOLVENT-SOLUBLE (PLGA); TISSUE ENGINEERING;

CELLS;

GELATIN; PARAFFIN; POLYMER;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OSTEOBLAST; STAINING; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ADHESIONS; ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CRYOULTRAMICROTOMY; GELATIN; MICE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; POLYMERS; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 11144334834     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.30116     Document Type: Article

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