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Uniform Beads with Controllable Pore Sizes for Biomedical Applications

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: 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.

Source: Small

DOI: 10.1002/smll.201000544

Authors: Sung‐Wook Choi, Yi‐Chun Yeh, Yu Zhang, Hsing‐Wen Sung, Younan Xia

Institutions: Washington University in St. Louis, National Tsing Hua University

Language: English

Topic: Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications

Subfield: Biomaterials

Field: Materials Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institutes of Health

Award: NIH Director's Pioneer Award