Optimisation of polymer scaffolds for retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cell transplantation

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 563-568

  Thomson, Heather A J ^a   Treharne, Andrew J ^a   Walker, Paul ^a   Grossel, Martin C ^a   Lotery, Andrew J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAMININ; POLYGLACTIN; POLYLACTIC ACID; POLYMER; TISSUE SCAFFOLD;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CELL ADHESION; CELL DEATH; CELL DENSITY; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CELL VIABILITY; COATED PARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHASE SEPARATION; PHENOTYPE; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; POLYMERIZATION; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL LINE; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; POLYMERS; RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS;

EID: 79952970513     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2009.166728     Document Type: Article

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