Preparation and characterization of polysaccharidic microbeads by a microfluidic technique: Application to the encapsulation of Sertoli cells

Acta Biomaterialia

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 429-435

  Capretto, L ^a   Mazzitelli, S ^a   Luca, G ^b   Nastruzzi, C ^a  

^a Department Chemistry and Technology of Drugs ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cell encapsulation; Microbeads; Microfluidics; Sertoli cells

Indexed keywords

ALGINATE; CELL ENGINEERING; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; GELATION; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

AGAROSE; CELL ENCAPSULATIONS; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; MICRO PARTICLES; MICROBEADS; MICROFLUIDIC TECHNIQUES; PRODUCTION STRATEGY; SERTOLI CELLS; TISSUE ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS; WATER-IN-OIL;

MICROFLUIDICS;

AGAROSE; ALGINIC ACID; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CELL ENCAPSULATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL JUNCTION; CELL SIZE; CELL VIABILITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUKARYOTIC CELL; FEMALE; GELATION; MALE; MICROCAPSULE; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS; MICROMORPHOLOGY; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SERTOLI CELL;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 72049096369     PISSN: 17427061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2009.08.023     Document Type: Article

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