The MTT assays of bovine retinal pericytes and human microvascular endothelial cells on DLC and Si-DLC-coated TCPS

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 201-208

  Okpalugo, T I T ^a   McKenna, E ^a   Magee, A C ^a   McLaughlin, J ^a   Brown, N M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endothelial cell; MTT assay; Optical density; Pericytes; Si DLC

Indexed keywords

CELLS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; SILICON; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; ION ENERGY; OPTICAL DENSITY (OD); PRECLEANING;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; ACETYLENE; ARGON; CARBON; DIAMOND LIKE CARBON; SILANE DERIVATIVE; SILICON DERIVATIVE; TETRAMETHYLSILANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL GROWTH; CELL INTERACTION; CELL LINE; CELL METABOLISM; CELL POPULATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FILM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MATERIAL COATING; METABOLIC RATE; MICROVASCULARIZATION; NONHUMAN; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; OPTICAL DENSITY; PERICYTE; RETINA; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SURFACE PROPERTY; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ANIMALS; CARBON; CATTLE; CELLS, CULTURED; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; FORMAZANS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN; PERICYTES; POLYSTYRENES; RETINA; SILICON; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS;

EID: 5444241155     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.30104     Document Type: Article

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