Shape memory polymers for active cell culture

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 53, 2011, Pages

  Davis, Kevin A ^a   Luo, Xiaofan ^a   Mather, Patrick T ^a   Henderson, James H ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioengineering; Cell Biomechanics; Cell Culture; Issue 53; Mechanobiology; Shape Memory Polymer; Tissue Engineering

Indexed keywords

EID: 80355145775     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/2903     Document Type: Article

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