An improved cryosection method for polyethylene glycol hydrogels used in tissue engineering

Tissue Engineering - Part C: Methods

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 794-801

  Ruan, Jia Ling ^a,b   Tulloch, Nathaniel L ^b   Muskheli, Veronica ^b   Genova, E Erin ^c   Mariner, Peter D ^c,d   Anseth, Kristi S ^c,d   Murry, Charles E ^a,b  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAMMALS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; PROTEINS; QUALITY CONTROL; SUGAR (SUCROSE); TISSUE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

BIOENGINEERED TISSUE; BOVINE SERUM ALBUMINS; EXTRACELLULAR CONDITIONS; MICROSCOPIC EVALUATION; MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS; POLY (VINYL ALCOHOL) (PVA); POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL (PEG); TISSUE-ENGINEERED CONSTRUCTS;

HYDROGELS;

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; MACROGOL; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; SUCROSE;

ARTICLE; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; FETAL BOVINE SERUM; FROZEN SECTION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDROGEL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; OPTIMUM CUTTING TEMPERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM; TEMPERATURE; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE SECTION;

BOVINAE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CRYOULTRAMICROTOMY; HUMANS; HYDROGELS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; STAINING AND LABELING; SUS SCROFA; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS;

EID: 84882981468     PISSN: 19373384     EISSN: 19373392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ten.tec.2012.0460     Document Type: Article

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