Formation and manipulation of cell spheroids using a density adjusted PEG/DEX aqueous two phase system

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Han, Chungmin ^a   Takayama, Shuichi ^b   Park, Jaesung ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXTRAN; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; WATER;

3T3 CELL LINE; ANIMAL; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SIZE; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYOID BODY; HUMAN; MCF-7 CELL LINE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MULTICELLULAR SPHEROID; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SIZE; CELL SURVIVAL; DEXTRANS; EMBRYOID BODIES; HUMANS; MCF-7 CELLS; MICE; NIH 3T3 CELLS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; SPHEROIDS, CELLULAR; WATER;

EID: 84935486802     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep11891     Document Type: Article

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