Design and fabrication of a constant shear microfluidic network for tissue engineering

Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings

Volumn 820, Issue , 2004, Pages 121-126

  Weinberg, E J ^a,b   Borenstein, J T ^a   Kaazempur Mofrad, M R ^b   Orrick, B ^a   Vacanti, J P ^c,d  

^a CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BLOOD VESSELS; FLUID DYNAMICS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MICROCIRCULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHEAR STRESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TISSUE CULTURE;

BLOOD VESSEL BIFURCATIONS; MICROFLUIDIC NETWORKS; TISSUE ENGINEERING; WASTE TRANSPORT;

BIOMATERIALS;

EID: 14944357514     PISSN: 02729172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1557/proc-820-o5.4/w9.4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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