Natural polymers for the microencapsulation of cells

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 11, Issue 100, 2014, Pages

  Gasperini, Luca ^a   Mano, João F ^a   Reis, Rui L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cell encapsulation; Microencapsulation; Natural polymers

Indexed keywords

ALGINATE; CELL ENGINEERING; CYTOLOGY; HYALURONIC ACID; HYDROGELS; MICROENCAPSULATION; NATURAL POLYMERS; STEM CELLS;

BIOTECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS; CARRAGEENANS; CELL ENCAPSULATIONS; CONTROLLED VOLUME; HYDROGEL MATRIX; STEM CELL PHENOTYPES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL SCAFFOLDS; XENOTRANSPLANTATION;

SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY);

AGAROSE; ALGINIC ACID; BIOMATERIAL; CARRAGEENAN; CHITOSAN; COLLAGEN; ELASTIN; FIBRIN; GELATIN; GELLAN; HYALURONIC ACID; POLYMER; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN; SILK FIBROIN; HYDROGEL; MICROCAPSULE;

BIOPRINTING; CELL ENCAPSULATION; CELL SUSPENSION; CROSS LINKING; EMULSION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HYDROGEL; MICROENCAPSULATION; MICROFLUIDICS; REVIEW; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZED CELL; METABOLISM; MICROCAPSULE; TISSUE SCAFFOLD;

ANIMALS; CAPSULES; CELLS, IMMOBILIZED; COLLAGEN; HUMANS; HYDROGELS; POLYSACCHARIDES; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS;

EID: 84908159718     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2014.0817     Document Type: Review

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