Abstract
Cell implantation has been garnering attention for the treatment of diverse diseases, including diabetes and cancers. Hydrogel-based scaffolds have been employed for obtaining biocompatible microenvironment and immunoisolation. Many types of cell implantation carriers were presented, but they have yet to be realized ideal cellular environment mainly due to has yet cell leakage problems from unwanted degradation and the low cell viabilities. Here, we develop a cell carton based on mechanically-strong hydrogel, tetra-polyethylene glycol (PEG), and characterize tetra-PEG material properties and potential for cell carriers. We envision that the present cell-spheroids carrier can be a cell implantation platform for cell therapy with less cell-loss and high cell-viability.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | MicroTAS 2015 - 19th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences |
Publisher | Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society |
Pages | 582-584 |
Number of pages | 3 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780979806483 |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Event | 19th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2015 - Gyeongju, Korea, Republic of Duration: 2015 Oct 25 → 2015 Oct 29 |
Other
Other | 19th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2015 |
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Country/Territory | Korea, Republic of |
City | Gyeongju |
Period | 15/10/25 → 15/10/29 |
Keywords
- 3D culture
- Cell spheroid
- Cell therapy
- Tetra-PEG
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Control and Systems Engineering