Title: Uniform Beads with Controllable Pore Sizes for Biomedical Applications
Abstract: SmallVolume 6, Issue 14 p. 1492-1498 Communication Uniform Beads with Controllable Pore Sizes for Biomedical Applications† Sung-Wook Choi, Sung-Wook Choi Department of Biomedical Engineering Washington University St. Louis, MO 63130 (USA) These authors contributed equally to this work.Search for more papers by this authorYi-Chun Yeh, Yi-Chun Yeh Department of Biomedical Engineering Washington University St. Louis, MO 63130 (USA) Department of Chemical Engineering National Tsing Hua University Hsinchu, Taiwan (Taiwan) These authors contributed equally to this work.Search for more papers by this authorYu Zhang, Yu Zhang Department of Biomedical Engineering Washington University St. Louis, MO 63130 (USA)Search for more papers by this authorHsing-Wen Sung, Hsing-Wen Sung Department of Chemical Engineering National Tsing Hua University Hsinchu, Taiwan (Taiwan)Search for more papers by this authorYounan Xia, Corresponding Author Younan Xia [email protected] Department of Biomedical Engineering Washington University St. Louis, MO 63130 (USA)Department of Biomedical Engineering Washington University St. Louis, MO 63130 (USA).Search for more papers by this author Sung-Wook Choi, Sung-Wook Choi Department of Biomedical Engineering Washington University St. Louis, MO 63130 (USA) These authors contributed equally to this work.Search for more papers by this authorYi-Chun Yeh, Yi-Chun Yeh Department of Biomedical Engineering Washington University St. Louis, MO 63130 (USA) Department of Chemical Engineering National Tsing Hua University Hsinchu, Taiwan (Taiwan) These authors contributed equally to this work.Search for more papers by this authorYu Zhang, Yu Zhang Department of Biomedical Engineering Washington University St. Louis, MO 63130 (USA)Search for more papers by this authorHsing-Wen Sung, Hsing-Wen Sung Department of Chemical Engineering National Tsing Hua University Hsinchu, Taiwan (Taiwan)Search for more papers by this authorYounan Xia, Corresponding Author Younan Xia [email protected] Department of Biomedical Engineering Washington University St. Louis, MO 63130 (USA)Department of Biomedical Engineering Washington University St. Louis, MO 63130 (USA).Search for more papers by this author First published: 09 July 2010 https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201000544Citations: 61 † This work was supported in part by an NIH Director's Pioneer Award (5DP1 OD000798) and startup funds from Washington University in St. Louis. Part of the work was carried out at the Nano Research Facility (NRF), a member of the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN), which is supported by the NSF under ECS-0335765. S.-W.C. was also partially supported by a postdoctoral fellowship from Korea Research Foundation Grant funded by the Korean Government (KRF-2007-357- D00080). Y.-C.Y. was also partially supported by a grant from the National Science Council (NSC 98-2120-M-007-007). Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Graphical 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. Citing Literature Supporting Information Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as "Supporting Information". Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Filename Description smll_201000544_sm_supplfigs.pdf840.4 KB supplfigs Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article. Volume6, Issue14July 19, 2010Pages 1492-1498 RelatedInformation