Thermally reversible colloidal gels for three-dimensional chondrocyte culture
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Thermally reversible colloidal gels for three-dimensional chondrocyte culture.
Healthy cells are required in large numbers to form a tissue-engineered construct and primary cells must therefore be increased in number in a process termed 'expansion'. There are significant problems with existing procedures, including cell injury and an associated loss of phenotype, but three-dimensional culture has been reported to offer a solution. Reversible gels, which allow for the reco...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of The Royal Society Interface
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1742-5689,1742-5662
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2011.0308