The effectiveness of a novel cartridge-based bioreactor design in supporting liver cells

Tissue Engineering - Part A

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2903-2916

  Niu, Mei ^a   Hammond, Paul ^a   Coger, Robin N ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Charlotte   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANCHORAGES (FOUNDATIONS); BIOCONVERSION; BIOREACTORS; CELL MEMBRANES; COLLAGEN; DESIGN; LIVER; METABOLISM; PROJECTILES; UREA;

ADAPTABLE DESIGN; ANCHORAGE-DEPENDENT CELLS; BIOREACTOR DESIGN; CARTRIDGE DESIGNS; CELL VIABILITY; CELLULAR SPACE; COLLAGEN SANDWICH; CYTOCHROME P450; DYNAMIC FLOW CONDITIONS; FUNCTIONAL CONTROL; FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE; HEPATOCYTES; LIVER CELLS; LIVER-SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS; NEW DESIGN; ORGAN FAILURE; PEAK VALUES; PRIMARY HEPATOCYTES; TISSUE FUNCTION; UNIQUE FEATURES;

CELL CULTURE;

ALBUMIN; CYTOCHROME P450; UREA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR DESIGN; CELL CULTURE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; LIVER CELL; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER SUPPORT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TISSUE CULTURE; TISSUE ENGINEERING; UREA CYCLE;

RATTUS;

EID: 70349920743     PISSN: 19373341     EISSN: 1937335X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2008.0279     Document Type: Article

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