A three-dimensional neuronal culture technique that controls the direction of neurite elongation and the position of soma to mimic the layered structure of the brain

Cellular building unit integrated with microstrand-shaped bacterial cellulose

(2013) Kayoko Hirayama et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Control of neural network patterning using collagen gel photothermal etching

(2013) Aoi Odawara et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Controlled formation of heterotypic hepatic micro-organoids in anisotropic hydrogel microfibers for long-term preservation of liver-specific functions

(2012) Masumi Yamada et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Multi-compartment neuron–glia co-culture platform for localized CNS axon–glia interaction study

(2012) Jaewon Park et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Fabrication of functional three-dimensional tissues by stacking cell sheets in vitro

(2012) Yuji Haraguchi et al.   Nature Protocols

How Morphological Constraints Affect Axonal Polarity in Mouse Neurons

(2012) Sophie Roth et al.   PLoS One

2D and 3D-Organized Cardiac Cells Shows Differences in Cellular Morphology, Adhesion Junctions, Presence of Myofibrils and Protein Expression

(2012) Carolina Pontes Soares et al.   PLoS One

The Human Brain Project

(2012) Henry Markram   SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN

Construction of 3D, Layered Skin, Microsized Tissues by Using Cell Beads for Cellular Function Analysis

(2012) Yuya Morimoto et al.   Advanced Healthcare Materials

Three-Dimensional Human Tissue Chips Fabricated by Rapid and Automatic Inkjet Cell Printing

(2012) Michiya Matsusaki et al.   Advanced Healthcare Materials

A Small Molecule that Promotes Cardiac Differentiation of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells under Defined, Cytokine- and Xeno-free Conditions

(2012) Itsunari Minami et al.   Cell Reports

Fibrin Gel as Alternative Scaffold for Respiratory Tissue Engineering

(2011) Christian G. Cornelissen et al.   ANNALS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

SAM-based cell transfer to photopatterned hydrogels for microengineering vascular-like structures

(2011) Nasser Sadr et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Gas-permeable membranes and co-culture with fibroblasts enable high-density hepatocyte culture as multilayered liver tissues

(2011) Fanny Evenou et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY PROGRESS

Evaluation of vertical cell fluidity in a multilayered sheet of skeletal myoblasts

(2011) Masahiro Kino-oka et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOENGINEERING

A neurospheroid network-stamping method for neural transplantation to the brain

(2010) Midori Kato-Negishi et al.   BIOMATERIALS

The network formation assay: a spatially standardized neurite outgrowth analytical display for neurotoxicity screening

(2010) Jean-Philippe Frimat et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Efficient Generation of Hepatoblasts From Human ES Cells and iPS Cells by Transient Overexpression of Homeobox Gene HEX

(2010) Mitsuru Inamura et al.   MOLECULAR THERAPY

Geometrically Controlled Endothelial Tubulogenesis in Micropatterned Gels

(2010) Srivatsan Raghavan et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A

Decellularized Rhesus Monkey Kidney as a Three-Dimensional Scaffold for Renal Tissue Engineering

(2010) Karina H. Nakayama et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A

Microfabrication of homogenous, asymmetric cell-laden hydrogel capsules

(2009) Tram T. Dang et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Electrophysiological characterization of embryonic hippocampal neurons cultured in a 3D collagen hydrogel

(2009) Tao Xu et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Human microvasculature fabrication using thermal inkjet printing technology

(2009) Xiaofeng Cui et al.   BIOMATERIALS

TRITON-X is most effective among three decellularization agents for ACL tissue engineering

(2009) Patrick Vavken et al.   JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH

Monodisperse Cell-Encapsulating Peptide Microgel Beads for 3D Cell Culture

(2009) Yukiko Tsuda et al.   LANGMUIR

Layer by Layer Three-dimensional Tissue Epitaxy by Cell-Laden Hydrogel Droplets

(2009) SangJun Moon et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART C-METHODS

Closing the phenotypic gap between transformed neuronal cell lines in culture and untransformed neurons

(2008) Tereance A. Myers et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE METHODS

Direct rapid prototyping of PDMS from a photomask film for micropatterning of biomolecules and cells

(2008) Hyundoo Hwang et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Generated from Patients with ALS Can Be Differentiated into Motor Neurons

(2008) J. T. Dimos et al.   SCIENCE