Nano-in-micro self-reporting hydrogel constructs

Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1401-1417

  Tirella, A ^b   La Marca, Margherita ^b   Brace, Leigh Anne ^c   Mattei, Giorgio ^b   Aylott, Jonathan W ^c   Ahluwalia, Arti ^a,b  

^a IFCCNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomaterials; Hepatocytes.; Microfabrication; Nano in Micro; Nanosensors

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIALS; BIOMIMETICS; CELL CULTURE; MICROFABRICATION; NANOSENSORS; PHYSIOLOGY; UREA;

BIOMIMETIC ENVIRONMENT; CELL CULTURE MEDIA; CONTINUOUS MONITORING; DROPLET GENERATORS; HEPATOCYTES; NANO-IN-MICRO; OPTICAL NANOSENSORS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RANGE;

HYDROGELS;

ALBUMIN; ALGINIC ACID; COLLAGEN; MATRIX PROTEIN; MICROBEAD; MICROSPHERE; NANOBEAD; NANOPARTICLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA; BIOMIMETIC MATERIAL; HYDROGEL; SCLEROPROTEIN;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEPG2 CELL LINE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDROGEL; IN VITRO STUDY; LIVER CELL; NANOENCAPSULATION; NANOFABRICATION; NANOSENSOR; NONHUMAN; PH; ROOM TEMPERATURE; UREA CYCLE; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; MATERIALS TESTING; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SYNTHESIS; TISSUE ENGINEERING; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; HEPATOCYTES; HUMANS; HYDROGELS; MATERIALS TESTING; NANOPARTICLES; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 84919919174     PISSN: 15507033     EISSN: 15507041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jbn.2015.2085     Document Type: Article

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