Concise review: Microfluidic technology platforms: Poised to accelerate development and translation of stem cell-derived therapies

Stem Cells Translational Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 81-90

  Titmarsh, Drew M ^a   Chen, Huaying ^a   Glass, Nick R ^a   Cooper White, Justin J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Investigative techniques; Microfluidics; Stem cell research; Stem cells; Translational medical research

Indexed keywords

6 BROMOINDIRUBIN 30 OXIME; CHIR 99021; GLYCOGEN SYNTHASE KINASE 3 INHIBITOR; N (2, 3 DIHYDROXYPROPOXY) 3, 4 DIFLUORO 2 (2 FLUORO 4 IODOANILINO) BENZAMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUTOANALYZER; AUTOCRINE EFFECT; CELL DENSITY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL SELECTION; CELL THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); ELECTRONIC SENSOR; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; INTEGRATED CIRCUIT; LAB ON A CHIP; MICROELECTRODE; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS; PARACRINE SIGNALING; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHEAR STRESS; SINGLE CELL ANALYSIS; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

INVESTIGATIVE TECHNIQUES; MICROFLUIDICS; STEM CELL RESEARCH; STEM CELLS; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MICROFLUIDICS; STEM CELL RESEARCH; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 84892718887     PISSN: 21576564     EISSN: 21576580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5966/sctm.2013-0118     Document Type: Article

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