Calcium alginate microcapsules with spherical liquid cores templated by gelatin microparticles for mass production of multicellular spheroids

Acta Biomaterialia

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 3132-3137

  Sakai, Shinji ^a   Ito, Sho ^a   Kawakami, Koei ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alginate; Cell encapsulation; Gelatin; Microcapsule; Microencapsulation

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CELL CULTURE; CELLS; ENCAPSULATION; LIQUIDS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MICROSTRUCTURE; SODIUM; SPHERES;

ALGINATE MICROCAPSULES; CALCIUM ALGINATE; CELL ENCAPSULATIONS; GELATIN; GELATIN MICROPARTICLES; LIQUID CORES; MASS PRODUCTION; MICROCAPSULES; MULTICELLULAR SPHEROID; TEMPLATED;

SODIUM ALGINATE;

CALCIUM ALGINATE; GELATIN; ALGINIC ACID; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACID; MICROSPHERE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ENCAPSULATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL VIABILITY; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; KIDNEY CELL; MICROCAPSULE; MULTICELLULAR SPHEROID; NANOFABRICATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; CAT; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; SYNTHESIS;

FELIDAE;

ALGINATES; ANIMALS; CAPSULES; CATS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; FLUORESCEIN-5-ISOTHIOCYANATE; GELATIN; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACIDS; MICROSPHERES; SPHEROIDS, CELLULAR;

EID: 77956622762     PISSN: 17427061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2010.02.003     Document Type: Article

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