The use of confocal laser scanning microscopy to assess the potential suitability of 3D scaffolds for tissue regeneration, by monitoring extra-cellular matrix deposition and by quantifying cellular infiltration and proliferation

Soft Materials

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 319-341

  Allan, I U ^a   Shevchenko, R V ^a   Rowshanravan, B ^a   Kara, B ^b   Jahoda, C A ^c   James, S E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^b Avecia Biologics   (United Kingdom)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

smooth muscle actin; Alexafluor; Biocompatibility; Collagen I; Fibronectin; Image analysis

Indexed keywords

3D SCAFFOLDS; BIOCHEMICAL ASSAY; CELL INFILTRATION; CELL LAYERS; CELLULAR INFILTRATION; COLLAGEN I; CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY; CULTURE DISHES; DERMAL REGENERATION; DERMAL REGENERATION TEMPLATES; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HOST CELLS; HUMAN DERMAL FIBROBLASTS; IMMUNOFLUORESCENT STAINING; IN-CELL; IN-SITU; IN-VITRO; IN-VIVO; SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTINS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TIME PERIODS; TIME POINTS; TISSUE REGENERATION; VASCULARIZATION;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOINFORMATICS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CELL CULTURE; COLLAGEN; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING; FIBROBLASTS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MUSCLE; SEEPAGE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL MECHANICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

SCAFFOLDS;

EID: 71449097291     PISSN: 1539445X     EISSN: 15394468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15394450903372679     Document Type: Article

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