Transport characterization of hydrogel matrices for cell encapsulation

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 365-373

  Li, Rebecca H ^a   Altreuter, David H ^a   Gentile, Frank T ^a  

^a CytoTherapeutics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

agarose; alginate; cell encapsulation; diffusion; hydrogel

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CELLS; CORRELATION METHODS; CROSSLINKING; DIFFUSION; ENCAPSULATION; EXTRUSION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POLYSACCHARIDES;

AGAROSE; ALGINATE; HYDROGEL MATRICES; PORE DIAMETERS; SOLUTES; TRANSPORT RESISTANCE;

HYDROGELS;

AGAROSE; ALGINIC ACID;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL ORGAN; DIFFUSION; HYDROGEL; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MICROENCAPSULATION; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

EID: 15844419540     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0290(19960520)50:4<365::AID-BIT3>3.0.CO;2-J     Document Type: Article

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