Configurable 2D and 3D spheroid tissue cultures on bioengineered surfaces with acquisition of epithelial-mesenchymal transition characteristics

NPG Asia Materials

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Kuo, Ching Te ^a   Chiang, Chi Ling ^b   Huang, Ruby Yun Ju ^c,d   Lee, Hsinyu ^b   Wo, Andrew M ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cell pattern; EMT; Epithelial mesenchymal transition; Microfluidics; Microsystem; Spheroid

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CELL PATTERNS; EMT; EPITHELIAL-MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX MOLECULES; MULTICELLULAR SPHEROID; PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITION; SPHEROID;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; ENZYME INHIBITION; FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROSYSTEMS; MONOLAYERS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; TISSUE CULTURE;

TWO DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 84870899981     PISSN: 18844049     EISSN: 18844057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/am.2012.50     Document Type: Article

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