Fused polymer-based multi-component fibers provide well-defined domains for cell co-culture in tissue engineering
Wednesday, July 4, 2012 - 08:30
in Biology & Nature
(Phys.org) -- Polymer fibers play a central role in the production of biomaterials for tissue engineering applications. Generated from self-assembling polyelectrolytes, these materials provide matrices for cells to grow and differentiate. Unfortunately, polymer fibers cannot encapsulate different cell types in a spatially defined manner for culture, thereby hindering their implementation in native tissue mimics.