Interpenetrating fibrin-alginate matrices for in vitro ovarian follicle development

Biomaterials

Volumn 30, Issue 29, 2009, Pages 5476-5485

  Shikanov, Ariella ^a,b   Xu, Min ^b   Woodruff, Teresa K ^b   Shea, Lonnie D ^a,b,c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Dynamic mechanical properties; Fibrin alginate; IPN (interpenetrating polymer network); Ovarian follicle

Indexed keywords

3-D CULTURE SYSTEM; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; DEGRADATION RATE; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; ENCAPSULATED CELL; FIBER STRUCTURES; FIBRIN-ALGINATE; FUNDAMENTAL TOOLS; IN-VITRO; INTERPENETRATING NETWORKS; IPN (INTERPENETRATING POLYMER NETWORK); MOUSE MODELS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARIAN FOLLICLES; POLYMERIZATION RATES;

ALGINATE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMECHANICS; CELL CULTURE; CELL MEMBRANES; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; DEGRADATION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); DYNAMICS; GELATION; INTERPENETRATING POLYMER NETWORKS; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYMERS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

ALGINIC ACID; BIOMATERIAL; FIBRIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CELL ENCAPSULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYSIS; FLOW KINETICS; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HYDROGEL; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVARY CANCER; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALGINATES; ANIMALS; CELL PROLIFERATION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTIC MODULUS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; FIBRIN; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACIDS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED CBA; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 68549101520     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2009.06.054     Document Type: Article

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