Photofabrication of Micro-Scale Scaffolds for Cell Alignment and Orientation

• Published in: Transactions of Japanese Society for Medical and Biological Engineering Vol. 42; no. 4; pp. 411 - 414
• Main Authors: FUJITA, Akiko, FUJITA, Katsumasa, MATSUDA, Takehisa, NAKAMURA, Osamu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: Japanese Society for Medical and Biological Engineering 10.12.2004
• Subjects: cardiomyocyte; photocurable gelatin; photofabrication; tissue engineering

In a living body, cells are organized in complex three-dimensional arrangements where individual cells cooperate to perform the functions required of organs. In order to artificially reproduce the cell morphology of a living body, technology is required to control cell adhesion and extension, as wel...