Microfluidic device to culture 3D in vitro human capillary networks

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 1202, Issue , 2014, Pages 21-27

  Moya, Monica L ^a   Alonzo, Luis F ^a   George, Steven C ^a  

^a University of California at Irvine   (United States)

Author keywords

Microenviroment; Microfluidic platform; Perfused capillary networks; Tissue engineering; Vasculogenesis

Indexed keywords

GROWTH FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CAPILLARY; CELL CULTURE; DEVICES; DYNAMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROENVIRONMENT; MICROFLUIDICS; PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROMA; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 84907303250     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/7651-2013-36     Document Type: Article

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