Tubeless microfluidic angiogenesis assay with three-dimensional endothelial-lined microvessels

Biomaterials

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1471-1477

  Bischel, Lauren L ^a,b   Young, Edmond W K ^a,b   Mader, Brianah R ^a,b   Beebe, David J ^a,b  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

3D angiogenesis assay; Extracellular matrix hydrogel; Lumens; Microvessel; Tissue Engineering; Tubeless microfluidic

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENESIS; BLOOD VESSEL MODELS; CROSSSECTIONAL GEOMETRY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRICES; HIGH-THROUGHPUT; HUMAN PATHOLOGIES; IN-VITRO; IN-VITRO ASSAYS; IN-VIVO; INCREASED FLEXIBILITY; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; LUMENS; MICROCHANNEL GEOMETRIES; MICROENVIRONMENTS; MICROFLUIDIC METHOD; MICROVESSEL; MICROVESSELS;

ASSAYS; BLOOD VESSELS; DISEASES; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; HYDROGELS; MICROFLUIDICS; MONOLAYERS; PHYSIOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; TISSUE; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDROGEL; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS; MICROVASCULATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

BATCH CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; CELLS, CULTURED; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROVESSELS; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 84870672834     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: 18785905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2012.11.005     Document Type: Article

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