Matrix production and organization by endothelial colony forming cells in mechanically strained engineered tissue constructs.

AIMS: Tissue engineering is an innovative method to restore cardiovascular tissue function by implanting either an in vitro cultured tissue or a degradable, mechanically functional scaffold that gradually transforms into a living neo-tissue by recruiting tissue forming cells at the site of implantat...

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Main Authors: Nicky de Jonge, Dimitri E P Muylaert, Emanuela S Fioretta, Frank P T Baaijens, Joost O Fledderus, Marianne C Verhaar, Carlijn V C Bouten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3759389?pdf=render