Because of their peculiar physico-chem. properties, alginate beads have often been proposed as an alternative cell immobilization matrix for many biotechnol. applications. For entrapped hepatocytes perfused in a bioreactor, alginate beads have been demonstrated to promote viability and three-dimensional cell organization. In order to optimize the hepatocyte cell culture, we investigated the relationship between alginate beads properties, at high and low content of guluronic acid (G), and the relative cell viability and reorganization when perfused in a bioreactor. The primary structure of alginates did not apparently influence the hepatocytes culture in 8 h of perfusion in a bioreactor. However, our results confirm a preference for beads with a high content of G due to their superior mech. resistance.

Alginate beads as immobilization matrix for hepatocytes perfused in bioreactor. A physico-chemical characterization / Murtas, Susanna; Capuani, Giorgio; Dentini, Mariella; Manetti, Cesare; Masci, Giancarlo; Massimi, Maria Antonia; Miccheli, Alfredo; Crescenzi, Vittorio. - In: JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE POLYMER EDITION. - ISSN 0920-5063. - 16:7(2005), pp. 829-846. [10.1163/1568562054255718]

Alginate beads as immobilization matrix for hepatocytes perfused in bioreactor. A physico-chemical characterization

MURTAS, Susanna
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CAPUANI, Giorgio;MANETTI, Cesare;MASCI, Giancarlo;MICCHELI, Alfredo;
2005

Abstract

Because of their peculiar physico-chem. properties, alginate beads have often been proposed as an alternative cell immobilization matrix for many biotechnol. applications. For entrapped hepatocytes perfused in a bioreactor, alginate beads have been demonstrated to promote viability and three-dimensional cell organization. In order to optimize the hepatocyte cell culture, we investigated the relationship between alginate beads properties, at high and low content of guluronic acid (G), and the relative cell viability and reorganization when perfused in a bioreactor. The primary structure of alginates did not apparently influence the hepatocytes culture in 8 h of perfusion in a bioreactor. However, our results confirm a preference for beads with a high content of G due to their superior mech. resistance.
2005
alginate; bioreactor; microcapsule; cell culture; hepatocyte; guluronic acid
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Alginate beads as immobilization matrix for hepatocytes perfused in bioreactor. A physico-chemical characterization / Murtas, Susanna; Capuani, Giorgio; Dentini, Mariella; Manetti, Cesare; Masci, Giancarlo; Massimi, Maria Antonia; Miccheli, Alfredo; Crescenzi, Vittorio. - In: JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE POLYMER EDITION. - ISSN 0920-5063. - 16:7(2005), pp. 829-846. [10.1163/1568562054255718]
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