Abstract
The use of electric fields for measuring cell and tissue properties has a long history. However, the exploration of the use of electric fields in tissue engineering is only very recent. A review is given of the various methods by which electric fields may be used in tissue engineering, concentrating on the assembly of artificial tissues from its component cells using electrokinetics. A comparison is made of electrokinetic techniques with other physical cell manipulation techniques which can be used in the construction of artificial tissues. ©2008 Landes Bioscience.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 11-17 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Organogenesis |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2008 |
Keywords
- Dielectrophoresis
- Electric field
- Electrokinetics
- Microenvironment
- Polarity
- Tissue engineering