@inproceedings{45a275d30d324617858cb3c6385d1af7,
title = "The effects of molecular weight on viability within PEGDA hydrogel microspheres",
abstract = "Poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate (PEGDA) is a polymer often used in tissue engineering as a hydrogel scaffold. We determined the cell viability of murine osteoblast cells microencapsulated in PEGDA hydrogels of various molecular weights. Microspheres ranged between 20-200 μm in radius, to avoid exceeding the diffusion limit of oxygen. Concurrent diffusion studies were performed for each molecular weight to assess the size of the molecules permitted access by the hydrogels. Results demonstrated higher cell viability in higher molecular weight PEGDA microspheres.",
keywords = "Cell encapsulation, Hydrogel, Microspheres, Tissue engineering",
author = "Ron Falkowski and Michael Medini and Ronke Olabisi",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2014 IEEE.; 2014 40th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, NEBEC 2014 ; Conference date: 25-04-2014 Through 27-04-2014",
year = "2014",
month = dec,
day = "2",
doi = "10.1109/NEBEC.2014.6972785",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Proceedings of the IEEE Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, NEBEC",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
booktitle = "Proceedings - 2014 40th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, NEBEC 2014",
address = "United States",
}