Hydrogel network design using multifunctional macromers to coordinate tissue maturation in ovarian follicle culture

Biomaterials

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2524-2531

  Shikanov, Ariella ^a   Smith, Rachel M ^a   Xu, Min ^c   Woodruff, Teresa K ^b,c   Shea, Lonnie D ^a,b,c  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrogel; Michael type addition; Ovarian follicle; Tunable degradation

Indexed keywords

ANTI-CANCER THERAPIES; BRANCH POINTS; CROSS-LINKERS; GELATION TIME; HYDROGEL NETWORKS; IN-VITRO; INTRAMOLECULAR CROSS-LINKS; MACROMERS; MICHAEL TYPE ADDITION; MICROENVIRONMENTS; NETWORK DESIGN; NETWORK FORMATION; NON-FUNCTIONAL; OVARIAN FOLLICLES; PRESERVATION TECHNOLOGIES; PROTEOLYTIC ACTIVITIES; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; SOLIDS CONCENTRATIONS; SYNTHETIC SYSTEMS; TUNABLE DEGRADATION; TUNABLE PROPERTIES; VOLUMETRIC EXPANSION;

COAGULATION; DEGRADATION; DESIGN; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; GELATION; PEPTIDES;

HYDROGELS;

MACROGOL; MACROMER DERIVATIVE; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; PLASMIN; POLYESTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYDROGEL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; TISSUE CULTURE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HYDROGEL; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE SURVIVAL;

EID: 79251593885     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2010.12.027     Document Type: Article

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