Increased mixing improves hydrogel homogeneity and quality of three-dimensional printed constructs

Tissue Engineering - Part C: Methods

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 239-248

  Cohen, Daniel L ^a   Lo, Winifred ^a,b   Tsavaris, Andrew ^a,c   Peng, David ^a   Lipson, Hod ^a,d   Bonassar, Lawrence J ^a  

^a School of Chemical and Molecular Engineering   (United States)

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

^c Princeton University   (United States)

^d Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGINATE; DRUG DELIVERY; GEOMETRY; HYDROGELS; INK; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MIXING; POINT DEFECTS; SURFACE DEFECTS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TISSUE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ADVERSE EFFECT; ALGINATE HYDROGELS; CELL VIABILITY; CROSSLINKER; CURING TIME; GEOMETRIC FIDELITY; MECHANICAL INTEGRITY; MECHANICAL NOISE; NOVEL TECHNIQUES; PRINTING INKS; REAL-TIME PROPERTIES; SURFACE TEXTURES; TEMPORAL VARIATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING; TISSUE PRINTING;

PRINTING;

TISSUE SCAFFOLD;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE CELL; CATTLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; HYDROGEL; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; SHEEP; STANDARD; TIME; TISSUE ENGINEERING; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CHONDROCYTES; ELASTIC MODULUS; HYDROGEL; SHEEP; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS;

EID: 79551556822     PISSN: 19373384     EISSN: 19373392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ten.tec.2010.0093     Document Type: Article

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