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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Mar 15.
Published in final edited form as: Biochem Eng J. 2017 Dec 13;131:39–46. doi: 10.1016/j.bej.2017.12.011

Figure 1. Thermal Responsive Microcarrier Bioreactor System Diagram and Timeline.

Figure 1

hMSCs were seeded expanded on thermal responsive PNIPAM grafted microcarriers (PNIPAM-MCs) in bioreactors. After expansion, hMSCs were released from the PNIPAM-MCs and subsequently self-assembled into 3D aggregates in suspension culture. Experimental timeline shows the non-invasive expansion and aggregation of hMSCs. Figure was partially adapted from https://www.pbsbiotech.com/.