Macromolecular Rapid Communications, Vol.29, No.2, 165-170, 2008
On-chip alginate microencapsulation of functional cells
We report the use of a PTFE-based microfluidic device for the encapsulation of living, therapeutically-active cells within monodisperse alginate microspheres. We present a novel microfluidic platform and a flexible experimental method for the production of alginate microspheres. Cell lines HEK293, U-2 OS and PC12 were separately encapsulated using this method, with minimal loss of cell viability.