Microfluidic system for controlled gelation of a thermally reversible hydrogel

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 195-201

  Flueckiger, Jonas ^a   Cheung, Karen C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cell culture; Microfluidics; Thermally reversible hydrogel

Indexed keywords

CELL POPULATIONS; CHANNEL DESIGN; DRUG SCREENING; FLOW-RATE; IMMISCIBLE FLOW; MAMMALIAN CELLS; MICRO FLUIDIC SYSTEM; ON CHIPS; REVERSIBLE GEL FORMATION; REVERSIBLE HYDROGELS; THERMALLY REVERSIBLE HYDROGEL;

ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; CELL MEMBRANES; CELL PROLIFERATION; COAGULATION; GELATION; HYDROGELS; MAMMALS; MICROFLUIDICS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

CELL CULTURE;

EID: 68449086742     PISSN: 19324545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBCAS.2009.2021657     Document Type: Conference Paper

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