Generation of disk-like hydrogel beads for cell encapsulation and manipulation using a droplet-based microfluidic device

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 761-767

  Liu, Kan ^a   Deng, Yuliang ^b,c   Zhang, Nangang ^c   Li, Sizhe ^c   Ding, Huijiang ^c   Guo, Feng ^c   Liu, Wei ^c   Guo, Shishang ^c   Zhao, Xing Zhong ^c  

^a WUHAN TEXTILE UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Shanghai Jiao Tong University   (China)

^c WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cell division observation; Cell encapsulation; Disk like hydrogel beads; Microfluidic device

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL STUDIES; CALCIUM ALGINATE; CELL DIVISION PROCESS; CELL DIVISIONS; CELL ENCAPSULATIONS; CELL VIABILITY; CULTURE MEDIA; DESIRED POSITION; DROPLET-BASED MICROFLUIDICS; FLAT-TOP; HYDROGEL BEADS; LAB-ON-A-CHIP APPLICATIONS; MAMMALIAN CELLS; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROFLUIDIC CHIP; PROOF OF CONCEPT; SINGLE CELLS; SYNTHETIC TECHNIQUES; YEAST CELL;

ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; DROPS; FLUIDIC DEVICES; HYDROGELS; MICROFLUIDICS;

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY;

EID: 84871802725     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-012-0998-3     Document Type: Article

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