A novel direct aerodynamically assisted threading methodology for generating biologically viable microthreads encapsulating living primary cells

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 1215-1225

  Arumuganathar, Sumathy ^a   Irvine, Scott ^a,b   McEwan, Jean R ^b   Jayasinghe, Suwan N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biologically active threads and scaffolds; Coaxial aerodynamically assisted bio threading; Flow cytometry; Primary living cells; Regenerative medicine

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIALS; BIOPOLYMERS; ELECTROSPINNING; FLOW CYTOMETRY;

COAXIAL AERODYNAMICALLY ASSISTED BIO-THREADING; PRIMARY LIVING CELLS; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE;

CELLS;

BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC; BIOPOLYMER; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; ELECTROSPINNING; ENCAPSULATION; FABRICATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; THREADING;

EID: 36949022881     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: 10974628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/app.27190     Document Type: Article

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