Novel technique to control inner and outer diameter of calcium-alginate hydrogel hollow microfibers, and immobilization of mammalian cells

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 143-147

  Takei, Takayuki ^a   Kishihara, Naoya ^a   Sakai, Shinji ^a   Kawakami, Koei ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alginate hydrogel; Co flowing stream; Coaxial triple cylinder; Hollow microfiber; Tissue engineering; Tubular tissue

Indexed keywords

ALGINATE HYDROGELS; COAXIAL TRIPLE CYLINDER; FLOWING STREAMS; HOLLOW MICROFIBER; MICRO-FIBER;

ALGINATE; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; BIOMIMETICS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM ALLOYS; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CELL CULTURE; CELL IMMOBILIZATION; CORE SAMPLES; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); FLOW VELOCITY; GLUCOSE; HYDRAULICS; HYDROGELS; MAMMALS; SODIUM; TISSUE;

TISSUE ENGINEERING;

CALCIUM ALGINATE; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; DEXTRAN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN L 929; CONTROL SYSTEM; FIBROBLAST; FLOW RATE; FLUID FLOW; HOLLOW FIBER; HOLLOW MICROFIBER; HYDROGEL; IMMOBILIZED CELL; MAMMAL CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 75749130997     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2009.12.012     Document Type: Article

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