Cells and materials for liver tissue engineering

Cell Transplantation

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 685-700

  Li, Yuan Sheng ^a   Harn, Horng Jyh ^b   Hsieh, Dean Kuo ^c   Wen, Tung Chou ^a   Subeq, Yi Maun ^d   Sun, Li Yi ^e   Lin, Shinn Zong ^b,f,g   Chiou, Tzyy Wen ^a  

^a NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHAOYANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^d TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^g CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY BEIGANG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biomaterials; Hepatocytes; Liver diseases; Liver regeneration; Stem cells

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; CHITOSAN; DIMETICONE; MATRIGEL; NANOFIBER; POLYCAPROLACTONE; POLYGLACTIN; POLYLACTIC ACID; POLYURETHAN FOAM; TEREPHTHALIC ACID; TISSUE SCAFFOLD;

BILE DUCT; BIOARTIFICIAL LIVER; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOREACTOR; CELL INTERACTION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL LOSS; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VIABILITY; COCULTURE; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; LIVER CELL; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STEM CELL; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; HEPATOCYTES; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; NANOSTRUCTURES; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84876503714     PISSN: 09636897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/096368912X655163     Document Type: Review

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