Direct self-assembly of hepatocytes spheroids within hollow fibers in presence of collagen

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 279-284

  Meng, Qin ^a   Wu, Danqing ^a   Zhang, Guoliang ^a,b   Qiu, Hongxia ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Collagen; Hepatocytes; Hollow fiber; Spheroid formation

Indexed keywords

HEPATOCYTES; HOLLOW FIBERS; SPHEROID FORMATION;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CELL CULTURE; FIBERS; TISSUE CULTURE;

COLLAGEN;

COLLAGEN; POLYMER; POLYSULFONE P 1700; SULFONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; LIVER CELL; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MULTICELLULAR SPHEROID; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; COLLAGEN; HEPATOCYTES; POLYMERS; RATS; SPHEROIDS, CELLULAR; SULFONES; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 33645304605     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-005-5531-2     Document Type: Article

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