Biofabrication of stratified biofilm mimics for observation and control of bacterial signaling

Biomaterials

Volumn 33, Issue 20, 2012, Pages 5136-5143

  Luo, Xiaolong ^a   Wu, Hsuan Chen ^a,b   Tsao, Chen Yu ^b   Cheng, Yi ^b   Betz, Jordan ^b   Payne, Gregory F ^a,b   Rubloff, Gary W ^b   Bentley, William E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Alginate hydrogel; Biofabrication; Biofilm mimics; Cell signaling; Chitosan membrane; Quorum sensing

Indexed keywords

ALGINATE HYDROGELS; BIOFABRICATION; CELL SIGNALING; CHITOSAN MEMBRANE; QUORUM-SENSING;

BIOFILMS; CELLS; DRUG INTERACTIONS;

CYTOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BIOFABRICATION; BIOFILM; CELL POPULATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROENVIRONMENT; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROTECHNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUORUM SENSING; SIGNAL DETECTION;

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; QUORUM SENSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84860374093     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: 18785905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2012.03.037     Document Type: Article

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