Overview of micro- and nano-technology tools for stem cell applications: Micropatterned and microelectronic devices

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 15947-15982

  Cagnin, Stefano ^a   Cimetta, Elisa ^b   Guiducci, Carlotta ^c   Martini, Paolo ^a   Lanfranchi, Gerolamo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cell biosensor; Cell microarray; Cell microelectronic chip; Microbioreactor; Micropattern; Stem cell

Indexed keywords

CELL BIOSENSORS; CELL MICROARRAY; MICRO PATTERN; MICRO-BIOREACTOR; MICROELECTRONIC CHIP;

BIOSENSORS; CYTOLOGY; MICROELECTRONICS;

STEM CELLS;

CYTOLOGY; ELECTRONICS; GENETIC PROCEDURES; HUMAN; NANOTECHNOLOGY; REVIEW; STEM CELL;

BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; ELECTRONICS; HUMANS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; STEM CELLS;

EID: 84870492021     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s121115947     Document Type: Review

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