Effects of 3-D microwell culture on initial fate specification in human embryonic stem cells

AIChE Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1225-1235

  Hsiao, Cheston ^a   Tomai, Matthew ^a   Glynn, Jeremy ^a   Palecek, Sean P ^a  

^a Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioengineering; Biomaterials; Biomedical engineering

Indexed keywords

CULTURE SYSTEMS; EMBRYOID BODY; EPITHELIAL-MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS (HESC); MULTIPLE PATHWAYS; SIGNALING PATHWAYS; THREEDIMENSIONAL (3-D);

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMATERIALS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; GENE EXPRESSION; MICROCHANNELS; SYSTEMS SCIENCE;

CELL GROWTH;

EID: 84897671932     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.14351     Document Type: Article

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