Dispensing of very low volumes of ultra high viscosity alginate gels: A new tool for encapsulation of adherent cells and rapid prototyping of scaffolds and implants

BioTechniques

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 31-43

  Gepp, Michael M ^a   Ehrhart, Friederike ^a   Shirley, Stephen G ^a   Howitz, Steffen ^b   Zimmermann, Heiko ^a,c  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING   (Germany)

^b GeSiM Gesellschaft fur Silizium Mikrosysteme MbH   (Germany)

^c SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGINATES; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL ADHESION; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HYDROGELS; VISCOSITY;

POLYGALA INCARNATA;

EID: 59149089113     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/000113014     Document Type: Article

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