Two-step protocol to incorporate cells in thermoresponsive hydrogels

Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 462-465

  Sawant, Prashant D ^a   Achuth, Hosur N ^b   Moochhala, Shabbir M ^b  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b DMERI DSO ^*  (Singapore)

Author keywords

Agarose gel; Fibroblasts; Thermoresponsive cell hydrogel hybrid; Thermoresponsive hydrogels

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE; AGAROSE GEL; BOTTOM UP APPROACH; CELL VIABILITY; DISSOLUTION TEMPERATURE; GEL STATE; GEL SURFACE; GELATORS; RAPID COOLING; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STUMBLING BLOCKS; THERMO-RESPONSIVE; THERMORESPONSIVE HYDROGELS; TOP SURFACE; TOPDOWN; TWO-STEP PROTOCOL;

DISSOLUTION; FIBROBLASTS; HYDROGELS;

CELL CULTURE;

BIOMATERIAL;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; INSTRUMENTATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOREACTORS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CULTURE MEDIA; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; HYDROGELS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TEMPERATURE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 33750583622     PISSN: 18606768     EISSN: 18607314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/biot.200500031     Document Type: Article

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