Modular polylactic acid microparticle-based scaffolds prepared via microfluidic emulsion/solvent displacement process: Fabrication, characterization, and in vitro mesenchymal stem cells interaction study

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A

Volumn 101 A, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 720-732

  Salerno, A ^a,b   Levato, R ^c,d   Mateos Timoneda, M A ^c,d,e   Engel, E ^c,d,e   Netti, P A ^a   Planell, J A ^c,d,e  

^a ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE FOR BIOENGINEERING OF CATALONIA IBEC   (Spain)

^d BIOMATERIALES Y NANOMEDICINA CIBER BBN   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Green solvent; Microfluidic; Microstructure; Scaffold; Stem cells

Indexed keywords

ACETONE/WATER SOLUTIONS; BIMODAL SIZE DISTRIBUTION; BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; DISPLACEMENT PROCESS; FLOW RATE MODULATION; GREEN SOLVENTS; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; MICRO-STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES;

BONE; CELL CULTURE; EMULSIFICATION; FABRICATION; FLOWCHARTING; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROSTRUCTURE; PARAFFIN OILS; SCAFFOLDS; STEM CELLS;

SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY);

MOLECULAR SCAFFOLD; POLYLACTIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BONE REGENERATION; CELL ADHESION; CELL CULTURE; CELL INTERACTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CHONDROGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMULSION; IN VITRO STUDY; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROTECHNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POROSITY; RAT;

ANIMALS; BONE MARROW CELLS; CELLS, CULTURED; EMULSIONS; LACTIC ACID; MESENCHYMAL STROMAL CELLS; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; POLYMERS; POROSITY; RATS; RATS, INBRED LEW; SOLVENTS; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS;

EID: 84876168781     PISSN: 15493296     EISSN: 15524965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.34374     Document Type: Article

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