@inproceedings{ef7b883ccd364fb5ab684a208453ff09,
title = "High-throughput monodisperse alginate gel bead formation using microfluidic pseudo-check valve",
abstract = "This paper reports a microfluidic-based, high throughput method for preparing sub-100 micron monodisperse alginate microbeads at rates of up to 1 kHz. The robustness of the bead-generation system allows further scaling up. Various imaging contrast agents have been incorporated into these microbeads, which can be coated with a range of polycations to limit contrast agent leaching. The synthesized beads have been shown to remain stable for up to two months without aggregation. Cells can be co-encapsulated with the contrast agents, allowing imaging-assisted delivery of therapeutic cells.",
keywords = "Alginate, Cell encapsulation, Magnetic resonance imaging, X-ray computed tomography",
author = "Beh, {Cyrus Weijie} and Dara Kraitchman and Mao, {Hai Quan} and Wang, {Tza Huei}",
year = "2010",
month = dec,
day = "1",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9781618390622",
series = "14th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences 2010, MicroTAS 2010",
pages = "425--427",
booktitle = "14th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences 2010, MicroTAS 2010",
note = "14th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences 2010, MicroTAS 2010 ; Conference date: 03-10-2010 Through 07-10-2010",
}