Precisely targeted delivery of cells and biomolecules within microchannels using aqueous two-phase systems

Biomedical Microdevices

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1043-1051

  Frampton, John P ^a   Lai, David ^a   Sriram, Hari ^a   Takayama, Shuichi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aqueous two phase; Dextran; Droplet; Laminar; Microfluidic; Polyethylene glycol

Indexed keywords

ADHERENT CELLS; AQUEOUS MEDIUM; AQUEOUS TWO PHASE; AQUEOUS TWO PHASE SYSTEM; BIOCHEMICAL TREATMENTS; CONTROLLED DELIVERY; DISCRETE BOUNDARIES; DISPERSION EFFECT; DROPLET; DROPLET FORMATION; LAMINAR; MICROFLUIDIC CHANNEL; OIL-IN-WATER; PHASE SYSTEMS; TARGETED DELIVERY;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CELLS; DEXTRAN; DROPS; FLUIDIC DEVICES; GLYCOLS; MICROFLUIDICS; MONOLAYERS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS;

CELL CULTURE;

DEXTRAN; MACROGOL; TRYPSIN; WATER;

ANIMAL CELL; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CELL ADHESION; CELL GROWTH; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TRANSFER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; LAMINAR FLOW; MICROFLUIDICS; MYOFIBROBLAST; NONHUMAN; PHASE PARTITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL LINE; DEXTRANS; DIFFUSION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MICE; MICROFLUIDICS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 84855641768     PISSN: 13872176     EISSN: 15728781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10544-011-9574-y     Document Type: Article

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