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Carriers

are particles with a smooth or porous surface made from different materials and divided into micro- or macrocarriers depending on their size 4, 16. Their surface is either electrostatic or covered with cell-adhering molecules (fibronectin, collagen, laminin), both support the cell growth on the carrier and in its pores 16. See adherent animal cells.