A Microwell cell culture platform for the aggregation of pancreatic β-cells

Tissue Engineering - Part C: Methods

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 583-592

  Bernard, Abigail B ^a   Lin, Chien Chi ^a,b,c   Anseth, Kristi S ^a,b  

^a University of Colorado   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; CELL MEMBRANES; GLUCOSE; HYDROGELS; INSULIN; MICROCHANNELS; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

B CELLS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAYS; CELL AGGREGATES; CELL CLUSTERS; CELL-CELL CONTACT; CELLULAR VIABILITY; CLUSTER SIZES; CONTROLLABLE SIZE; E-CADHERINS; INSULIN SECRETION; MACRO-ENCAPSULATION; MICRO WELLS; MIN6 CELLS; PEG HYDROGEL; PRECISE CONTROL; ROBUST METHODS; SINGLE CELLS;

CELL CULTURE;

CADHERIN; CROSS LINKING REAGENT; INSULIN; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; POLYMER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMISTRY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HYDROGEL; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL;

ANIMALS; CADHERINS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL SURVIVAL; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; HYDROGELS; INSULIN; INSULIN-SECRETING CELLS; MICE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYMERS;

EID: 84864262933     PISSN: 19373384     EISSN: 19373392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ten.tec.2011.0504     Document Type: Article

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