@article {17343,
	title = {Liquified chitosan-alginate multilayer capsules incorporating poly(L-lactic acid) microparticles as cell carriers},
	journal = {Soft Matter},
	volume = {9},
	year = {2013},
	month = {2013-02-21 00:00:00},
	pages = {2125-2130},
	publisher = {RSC Publishing},
	abstract = {<p class="p1">We report the development of liquified multilayer hierarchical capsules capable of providing cell adhesion sites to the encapsulated cells. The proof of principle is demonstrated with the example of a chitosan<strong>{\textendash}</strong>alginate shell via layer-by-layer assembly, encapsulating cells adhered to the functionalized surface of poly(L-lactic acid) microparticles.</p>},
	keywords = {bioencapsulation, cell adhesion, layer-by-layer, microcarriers, natural polymers},
	issn = {1744-683X},
	doi = {10.1039/C2SM26784E},
	url = {http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2013/SM/C2SM26784E},
	author = {Correia, C. R. and Praveen, S. and Reis, R. L. and Mano, J. F.}
}
