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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
17
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-3-15
pubmed:abstractText
New anionic polyelectrolyte tetra-copolymers with photo-crosslinkable 4-(4-methoxycinnamoyl)phenyl methacrylate monomer in addition to a HEMA-MMA-MAA ter-copolymer system were synthesized. The tetra-copolymers were used to form photo-crosslinkable microcapsules with modified collagen by complex coacervation for rat hepatocytes encapsulation. The hepatocytes were encapsulated within a two-layered membrane comprising of modified collagen as the inner core and an outer photo-crosslinkable copolymer shell. Upon photo-crosslinking of the microcapsules with UV-Vis light irradiation, the mechanical strength and chemical stability of the microcapsules, and the cellular functions of the encapsulated hepatocytes were enhanced. Particularly, the mechanical stability of the microcapsules was dramatically strengthened. The new photo-crosslinkable tetra-copolymer formulation described in this article has opened a way to the development of hepatocyte microencapsulation technology for bioartifical liver assist device.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0142-9612
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3531-40
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15020127-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:15020127-Biocompatible Materials, pubmed-meshheading:15020127-Cell Culture Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:15020127-Cell Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:15020127-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:15020127-Collagen, pubmed-meshheading:15020127-Cross-Linking Reagents, pubmed-meshheading:15020127-Electrolytes, pubmed-meshheading:15020127-Hepatocytes, pubmed-meshheading:15020127-Light, pubmed-meshheading:15020127-Male, pubmed-meshheading:15020127-Materials Testing, pubmed-meshheading:15020127-Methacrylates, pubmed-meshheading:15020127-Microspheres, pubmed-meshheading:15020127-Molecular Weight, pubmed-meshheading:15020127-Photochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:15020127-Porosity, pubmed-meshheading:15020127-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:15020127-Rats, Wistar, pubmed-meshheading:15020127-Tissue Engineering, pubmed-meshheading:15020127-Urea
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Photo-crosslinkable microcapsules formed by polyelectrolyte copolymer and modified collagen for rat hepatocyte encapsulation.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), 3 Research Link, Singapore 117602, Singapore.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't