Controlled degradation of HepG2 Laden microspheres induced spheroid formation in alginate hydrogel.

• Main Author: Lee, Priscilyn Li Qi.
• Other Authors: Wang Dongan
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Medicine::Tissue engineering; DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Biomaterials
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/45278
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Liver tissue engineering has been an emerging field that shows promising advances to regenerate the liver and treat prevalent liver diseases in order to cope with the shortage of liver donors. Conventional approaches focus on cell-based therapies such as the fabrication of a three-dimensional (3D) l...