Encapsulation and growth characteristics of three different cells in alginate gel beads containing reconstituted collagen fibers

Biomedical Engineering - Applications, Basis and Communications

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 62-66

  Tsai, Shiao Wen ^a   Hsu, Fu Yin ^b   Wang, Yng Jiin ^c  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CELL CULTURE; ENCAPSULATION; GELS; PROTEINS;

ALGINATE GEL BEADS; CALVARIA OSTEOBLASTS; COLLAGEN FIBERS; GROWTH CHARACTERISTICS;

CELLS;

ALGINIC ACID; COLLAGEN FIBER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALVARIA; CELL CULTURE; CELL ENCAPSULATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRAIN GH3; CELL STRAIN L 929; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEL; MINERALIZATION; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OSTEOBLAST; PHENOTYPE; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33646842674     PISSN: 10162372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4015/S1016237206000129     Document Type: Article

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