Manipulation of cells and cell spheroids using collagen hydrogel microbeads prepared by microfluidic devices

2012 International Symposium on Micro-NanoMechatronics and Human Science, MHS 2012

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 435-438

  Sugaya, Sari ^a   Yamada, Masumi ^a   Seki, Minoru ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDING BLOCKES; CELL CULTIVATION; COLLAGEN MOLECULES; CONTINUOUS PHASE; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; MAGNETIC NANO-PARTICLES; MANIPULATION TECHNIQUES; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES;

CELLS; COLLAGEN; CYTOLOGY; HYDROGELS; MOLECULES; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY;

EID: 84876591504     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MHS.2012.6492486     Document Type: Conference Paper

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