Microtechnology-based three-dimensional spheroid formation

Frontiers in Bioscience - Elite

Volumn 5 E, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 37-48

  Ota, Hiroki ^a   Miki, Norihisa ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lab on achip; Micro total analysis systems; Microtechnology based device; Review; Spheroid; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; BIOLOGY; BIOMASS; CANCER CELL; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL DENSITY; DRUG SCREENING; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIVER CELL; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROTECHNOLOGY; MONOLAYER CULTURE; NANOFABRICATION; NANOFLUIDICS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCALE UP; SPHEROID CELL; STEM CELL; SURFACE PROPERTY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; CYTOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; MULTICELLULAR SPHEROID; REVIEW; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

HUMANS; MICROTECHNOLOGY; SPHEROIDS, CELLULAR; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84878481402     PISSN: 19450494     EISSN: 19450508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2741/e594     Document Type: Article

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