Application of microfluidic technology for studying islet physiology and pathophysiology

Micro and Nanosystems

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 216-223

  Wang, Yong ^a   Mendoza Elias, Joshua E ^a,b   McGarrigle, James J ^a   Nourmohammadzadeh, Mohammad ^a,b   Wang, Qian ^a,b   Li, Ze ^a,b   Rady, Brian ^a   Feng, Feng ^a   Qi, Meirigeng ^a   Lo, Joe F ^c   Eddington, David T ^b   Oberholzer, José ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b University of Illinois at Chicago   (United States)

^c Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

cells; Insulin secretion; Islet of Langerhans; Microencapsulation; Microfluidics; Oxygen; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

DESIGN FEATURES; FUTURE PERSPECTIVES; INSULIN SECRETION; LANGERHANS; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROFLUIDIC TECHNOLOGIES; PANCREATIC ISLET; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROENCAPSULATION; OXYGEN; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSPLANTATION (SURGICAL);

MICROFLUIDICS;

EID: 84892986724     PISSN: 18764029     EISSN: 18764037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1876402911305030009     Document Type: Review

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