Single-cell microgels: technology, challenges, and applications
Single-cell-laden microgels effectively act as the engineered counterpart of the smallest
living building block of life: a cell within its pericellular matrix. Recent breakthroughs have …
living building block of life: a cell within its pericellular matrix. Recent breakthroughs have …
Point-, line-, and plane-shaped cellular constructs for 3D tissue assembly
Y Morimoto, AY Hsiao, S Takeuchi - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
Microsized cellular constructs such as cellular aggregates and cell-laden hydrogel blocks
are attractive cellular building blocks to reconstruct 3D macroscopic tissues with spatially …
are attractive cellular building blocks to reconstruct 3D macroscopic tissues with spatially …
Desmosomal proteins of DSC2 and PKP1 promote cancer cells survival and metastasis by increasing cluster formation in circulatory system
To study how cancer cells can withstand fluid shear stress (SS), we isolated SS-resistant
breast and lung cancer cells using a microfluidic circulatory system. These SS-resistant cells …
breast and lung cancer cells using a microfluidic circulatory system. These SS-resistant cells …
Cell armor for protection against environmental stress: Advances, challenges and applications in micro-and nanoencapsulation of mammalian cells
Unlike unicellular organisms and plant cells surrounded with a cell wall, naked plasma
membranes of mammalian cells make them more susceptible to environmental stresses …
membranes of mammalian cells make them more susceptible to environmental stresses …
Controllable fabrication of inhomogeneous microcapsules for triggered release by osmotic pressure
Inhomogeneous microcapsules that can encapsulate various cargo for controlled release
triggered by osmotic shock are designed and reported. The microcapsules are fabricated …
triggered by osmotic shock are designed and reported. The microcapsules are fabricated …
One-step generation and purification of cell-encapsulated hydrogel microsphere with an easily assembled microfluidic device
T Zhang, H Zhang, W Zhou, K Jiang, C Liu… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cell-laden hydrogel microspheres with uniform size show great potential for tissue repair
and drug screening applications. Droplet microfluidic systems have been widely used for the …
and drug screening applications. Droplet microfluidic systems have been widely used for the …
Microfluidic synthesis of highly spherical calcium alginate hydrogels based on external gelation using an emulsion reactant
Alginate-based hydrogels are widely used in the biomedical and chemical fields, and their
size and shape are significant to their applications like drug delivery and cell encapsulation …
size and shape are significant to their applications like drug delivery and cell encapsulation …
Mass Production of Cell‐Laden Calcium Alginate Particles with Centrifugal Force
Y Morimoto, M Onuki, S Takeuchi - Advanced healthcare …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This paper describes a centrifuge‐based device for oil‐free and mass production of calcium‐
alginate (Ca‐alginate) particles. The device is composed of four components: a tank with a …
alginate (Ca‐alginate) particles. The device is composed of four components: a tank with a …
Electrospraying of microfluidic encapsulated cells for the fabrication of cell-laden electrospun hybrid tissue constructs
The fabrication of functional 3D tissues is a major goal in tissue engineering. While
electrospinning is a promising technique to manufacture a structure mimicking the …
electrospinning is a promising technique to manufacture a structure mimicking the …
Controlled self-assembly of alginate microgels by rapidly binding molecule pairs
Controlled self-assembly of cell-encapsulating microscale polymeric hydrogels (microgels)
could be advantageous in a variety of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine …
could be advantageous in a variety of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine …