Pumpless steady-flow microfluidic chip for cell culture

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 437, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 161-163

  Marimuthu, Mohana ^a   Kim, Sanghyo ^a  

^a Gachon University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bioreactor; Dermal fibroblasts; Flow rate; Microfluidic; Perfusion

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL ORGANS; BIOREACTORS; CELL CULTURE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FIBROBLASTS; FLOW RATE; MICROFLUIDICS; STEADY FLOW;

ARTIFICIAL SKIN; DERMAL FIBROBLASTS; ENERGY EFFICIENT; HYDROSTATIC HEAD; MICRO BIOREACTOR; MICROFLUIDIC CHIP; PERFUSION; PERFUSION CELL CULTURES;

SHEAR FLOW;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBROBLAST; FLOW RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; INFUSION SYSTEM; MICROFLUIDICS; PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUMPLESS PERFUSION MICROFLUIDIC CHIP; SHEAR FLOW; SKIN FIBROBLAST;

EID: 84876191666     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: 10960309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2013.02.007     Document Type: Article

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