Engineering hepatocellular morphogenesis and function via ligand-presenting hydrogels with graded mechanical compliance

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 296-307

  Semler, Eric J ^a   Lancin, Perry A ^b   Dasgupta, Anouska ^a   Moghe, Prabhas V ^a,b  

^a The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell morphology; Cell spreading; Compliance; Fibronectin; Hepatocyte; Hydrogel; Liver

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; BIOMATERIALS; CELL CULTURE; GELS; GENES; HYDROGELS; METABOLISM; PROTEINS; STIFFNESS;

CELL COMPACTION; CELLULAR MORPHOGENESIS; HEPATOCELLULAR CULTURES; POLYACRYLAMIDE GELS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

ALBUMIN; BIOMATERIAL; FIBRONECTIN; LIGAND; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL SPREADING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HYDROGEL; LIVER CELL CULTURE; LIVER FUNCTION; MALE; MARKER GENE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; COMPLIANCE; FIBRONECTINS; HEPATOCYTES; HYDROGELS; LIGANDS; LIVER; MALE; MORPHOGENESIS; RATS;

EID: 14244265297     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.20328     Document Type: Article

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