Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1425580 | Journal of Controlled Release | 2011 | 16 Pages |
Abstract
Cell microcarriers and microcapsules have presented a wide range of potential applications. This article overviews their role in biotechnology with focus on the progress accomplished using stimuli-responsive polymers. Key properties of cell microcarriers and microcapsules are identified, followed by a description of the chemistry and gel formation mechanism of some of the stimuli-responsive polymers used to design them. Production methods are introduced and characterization techniques for evaluating such microsystems are equally presented.
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Authors
Amanda K. Andriola Silva Brun-Graeppi, Cyrille Richard, Michel Bessodes, Daniel Scherman, Otto-Wilhelm Merten,