Smooth muscle-like tissue constructs with circumferentially oriented cells formed by the cell fiber technology.

The proper functioning of many organs and tissues containing smooth muscles greatly depends on the intricate organization of the smooth muscle cells oriented in appropriate directions. Consequently controlling the cellular orientation in three-dimensional (3D) cellular constructs is an important iss...

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Main Authors: Amy Y Hsiao, Teru Okitsu, Hiroaki Onoe, Mahiro Kiyosawa, Hiroki Teramae, Shintaroh Iwanaga, Tomohiko Kazama, Taro Matsumoto, Shoji Takeuchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4348165?pdf=render