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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.Keywords: dielectrophoresis; electric field; electrokinetics; microenvironment; polarity; tissue engineering
Year: 2008 PMID: 19279709 PMCID: PMC2634173 DOI: 10.4161/org.5799
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Organogenesis ISSN: 1547-6278 Impact factor: 2.500