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Generation of Uniformly Sized Alginate Microparticles for Cell Encapsulation by Using a Soft‐Lithography Approach
Author(s) -
Qiu C.,
Chen M.,
Yan H.,
Wu H.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200602574
Subject(s) - materials science , soft lithography , lithography , nanotechnology , encapsulation (networking) , cell encapsulation , self healing hydrogels , polymer chemistry , optoelectronics , fabrication , computer science , medicine , computer network , alternative medicine , pathology
A convenient soft lithography method for the generation of alginate gel microparticles with various shapes and sizes (see figure) that can be used to encapsulate biological cells and other materials is described. The formed gel particles are highly uniform and accurately controllable in size and shape, and the generation process is parallel and involves no organic solvents.