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Fabricating Highly Open Porous Microspheres (HOPMs) via Microfluidic Technology
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1Institute of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering,Huaqiao University, 2Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Biochemical Technology,Huaqiao University, 3Affiliated Dongguan Hospital,Southern Medical University, 4Division of Engineering in Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital,Harvard Medical School
Chapters
- 00:05Introduction
- 01:07Droplet Microfluidic Device Assembly and Fabrication of PLGA-HOPMs
- 02:07Emulsification and Droplet Generation
- 03:16Lyophilization of the Prepared Microspheres
- 04:05Results: Fabrication and Cytocompatibility of PLGA-HOPMs
- 04:48Conclusion
The present protocol describes the fabrication of poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)-based highly open porous microspheres (HOPMs) via the single-emulsion formulation based facile microfluidic technology. These microspheres have potential applications in tissue engineering and drug screening.
