Carrier-free epithelial cell sheets prepared by enzymatic degradation of collagen gel

Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 138-145

  Ke, Qicheng ^a   Wang, Xiaoran ^a   Gao, Qianying ^a   Wu, Zheng ^a   Wan, Pengxia ^a   Zhan, Weijiao ^a   Ge, Jian ^a   Wang, Zhichong ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carrier free; Cell sheet; Corneal regeneration; Explant culture; Limbal stem cells; Tissue engineering; Type I collagen

Indexed keywords

CELL ENGINEERING; CELL MEMBRANES; COLLAGEN; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY); SURFACE DEFECTS; TISSUE; TISSUE REGENERATION;

CARRIER-FREE; CELL SHEET; CORNEAL REGENERATION; EPITHELIAL CELL SHEETS; EXPLANT CULTURE; LIMBAL STEM CELL; STEM-CELL; TISSUES ENGINEERINGS; TYPE I COLLAGEN; TYPE-I COLLAGEN;

STEM CELLS;

BETA1 INTEGRIN; COLLAGEN GEL; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 4; COLLAGENASE; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; LAMININ;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BIODEGRADABILITY; CELL JUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA LIMBUS; DESMOSOME; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME DEGRADATION; EXPLANT; EYE INJURY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROVILLUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE REGENERATION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 79251501343     PISSN: 19326254     EISSN: 19327005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/term.298     Document Type: Article

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