Reproducible culture and differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells using an automated microwell platform

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 77, Issue , 2013, Pages 246-257

  Hussain, Waqar ^a   Moens, Nathalie ^a   Veraitch, Farlan S ^a   Hernandez, Diana ^a,b   Mason, Chris ^a   Lye, Gary J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Plasticell Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioprocess automation; Consistency; Neural differentiation; Reproducibility; Stem cell; Stem cell expansion

Indexed keywords

BIOPROCESSES; CONSISTENCY; NEURAL DIFFERENTIATIONS; REPRODUCIBILITIES; STEM CELL EXPANSION;

CELL GROWTH; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH KINETICS; MICROCHANNELS; STEM CELLS;

AUTOMATION;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUTOMATED MICROWELL PLATFORM; AUTOMATION; BIOPROCESS; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL THERAPY; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; GERM LAYER; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY;

EID: 84880581077     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: 1873295X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2013.05.008     Document Type: Article

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