Microfluidic on-chip biomimicry for 3D cell culture: A fit-for-purpose investigation from the end user standpoint

Future Science OA

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2017, Pages

  Liu, Ye ^a   Gill, Elisabeth ^a   Huang, Yan Yan Shery ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3D culture; Complexity; Microenvironment; Microfluidics; Organ on chip

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENESIS; CELL CULTURE; CHORIOALLANTOIS; COCULTURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; LUNG EDEMA; MEDICAL DEVICE; MICROENVIRONMENT; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS; ORGAN ON CHIP; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 85060133442     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20565623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4155/fsoa-2016-0084     Document Type: Review

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