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SUBMITTER: Silva JM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5097862 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Silva Joana M JM Duarte Ana Rita C AR Caridade Sofia G SG Picart Catherine C Reis Rui L RL Mano João F JF
Biomacromolecules 20141002 10
Engineering metabolically demanding tissues requires the supply of nutrients, oxygen, and removal of metabolic byproducts, as well as adequate mechanical properties. In this work, we propose the development of chitosan (CHIT)/alginate (ALG) freestanding membranes fabricated by layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly. CHIT/ALG membranes were cross-linked with genipin at a concentration of 1 mg·mL(-1) or 5 mg·mL(-1). Mass transport properties of glucose and oxygen were evaluated on the freestanding membrane ...[more]