Matrix-driven formation of mesenchymal stem cell-extracellular matrix microtissues on soft alginate hydrogels

Acta Biomaterialia

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 3197-3208

  Maia, F Raquel ^a,b   Fonseca, Keila B ^a,b   Rodrigues, Gabriela ^c   Granja, Pedro L ^a,b   Barrias, Cristina C ^a  

^a INEB INSTITUTO DE ENGENHARIA BIOMÉDICA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cell aggregation; Cell traction; Cell matrix interactions; Hydrogels; Viscoelastic properties

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CELL ADHESION; CELL PROLIFERATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLOWCHARTING; HYDROGELS; STEM CELLS; TISSUE; VISCOELASTICITY;

ALGINATE HYDROGELS; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL MATRIX; CELL MATRIX INTERACTIONS; CELL TRACTION; CELL-CELL INTERACTION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRICES; MATRIX; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; VISCOELASTIC PROPERTIES;

CELL CULTURE;

ALGINIC ACID; ARGININE; ARGINYLGLYCYLASPARTIC ACID; ASPARTIC ACID; FIBRONECTIN; GLYCINE; INTEGRIN RECEPTOR; LIGAND; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACID; HYDROGEL;

ARTICLE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CELL ADHESION; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY MASS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDROGEL; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; MICROENVIRONMENT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; RIGIDITY; CELL CULTURE; CELL MOTION; CYTOLOGY; MESENCHYMAL STROMA CELL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ALGINATES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MOVEMENT; CELLS, CULTURED; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACIDS; HUMANS; HYDROGELS; MESENCHYMAL STROMAL CELLS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING;

EID: 84901785690     PISSN: 17427061     EISSN: 18787568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2014.02.049     Document Type: Article

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