Technique for the control of spheroid diameter using microfabricated chips

Acta Biomaterialia

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1033-1040

  Sakai, Yusuke ^a   Nakazawa, Kohji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KITAKYUSHU   (Japan)

Author keywords

HepG2; Liver functions; Microfabrication; Polyethylene glycol; Spheroid

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; MICROANALYSIS; MICROFABRICATION; POLYETHYLENES; SURFACE TREATMENT;

CELL LINES; CHEMICAL SURFACE MODIFICATION; HEP-G2 CELLS; HEPG2; LIVER FUNCTIONS; MICRO-FABRICATION; MICROFABRICATED CHIPS; MULTI-CAVITY; SPHEROID; TRIANGULAR ARRANGEMENTS;

POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS;

MACROGOL; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRAIN HEPG2; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIVER FUNCTION; MULTICELLULAR SPHEROID; NANOFABRICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; SURFACE PROPERTY; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 34548575571     PISSN: 17427061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2007.06.004     Document Type: Article

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