Uniform Beads with Controllable Pore Sizes for Biomedical Applications

被引:71
作者
Choi, Sung-Wook [1 ]
Yeh, Yi-Chun [1 ,2 ]
Zhang, Yu [1 ]
Sung, Hsing-Wen [2 ]
Xia, Younan [1 ]
机构
[1] Washington Univ, Dept Biomed Engn, St Louis, MO 63130 USA
[2] Natl Tsing Hua Univ, Dept Chem Engn, Hsinchu, Taiwan
关键词
biomedicine; cells; emulsions; phase separation; porous beads; IN-VITRO; HEPATOCYTE SPHEROIDS; MASS-TRANSFER; TISSUE; MICROSPHERES; MICROCARRIERS; COMPOSITE; CARTILAGE; CARRIERS; SCAFFOLD;
D O I
10.1002/smll.201000544
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
Uniform beads of poly(D,L-lactide-co- glycolide) with small or large pores are fabricated by selectively introducing phase-separated layers of an unstable emulsion into a fluidic device using a syringe with a tip offset from the barrel. When fibroblasts are cultured in the beads, a higher density of viable cells occurs in the beads with larger pores. These beads could be useful for tissue engineering and cell-delivery applications.
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页码:1492 / 1498
页数:7
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