Encapsulation of fibroblasts causes accelerated alginate hydrogel degradation

Acta Biomaterialia

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 3649-3656

  Hunt, N C ^a   Smith, A M ^a   Gbureck, U ^b   Shelton, R M ^c   Grover, L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alginate; Cell encapsulation; Hydrogel; Rheology; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

ALGINATE; BIOMECHANICS; CALCIUM; CELL CULTURE; CELL ENGINEERING; FIBROBLASTS; TISSUE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ALGINATE HYDROGELS; CALCIUM ALGINATE; CALCIUM IONS; CELL ENCAPSULATIONS; HYDROGEL DEGRADATION; IN-VITRO; RHEOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; SPECTRA'S; TISSUES ENGINEERINGS; VITRO CULTURE;

HYDROGELS;

CALCIUM ALGINATE; CALCIUM ION; ALGINIC ACID; CALCEIN AM; CALCIUM; FLUORESCEIN DERIVATIVE; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACID; HYDROGEL;

ARTICLE; BLOOD RHEOLOGY; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL CULTURE; CELL DENSITY; CELL ENCAPSULATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; FIBROBLAST; HYDROGEL; IN VITRO STUDY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; 3T3 CELL LINE; ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOLOGY; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PROCEDURES; SPECTROSCOPY; STAINING; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ALGINATES; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CALCIUM; CELL SURVIVAL; FIBROBLASTS; FLUORESCEINS; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACIDS; HYDROGEL; MICE; NIH 3T3 CELLS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STAINING AND LABELING; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 77956784646     PISSN: 17427061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2010.03.026     Document Type: Article

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