Dynamic culture enhances stem cell infiltration and modulates extracellular matrix production on aligned electrospun nanofibrous scaffolds
Nerurkar NL, Sen S, Baker BM, Elliott DM, Mauck RL. Dynamic culture enhances stem cell infiltration and modulates extracellular matrix production on aligned electrospun nanofibrous scaffolds. Acta Biomaterialia 2010, 7: 485-491. PMID: 20728589, PMCID: PMC2994961, DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2010.08.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTissue engineering applicationsElectrospun scaffoldsNanofibrous scaffoldsEngineering applicationsFiber-reinforced soft tissuesDynamic cultureElectrospun nanofibrous scaffoldsCellular ingressSmall pore sizeDynamic culture conditionsMechanical propertiesScaffold thicknessTensile modulusFree-swelling conditionsPore sizeFree-swelling cultureHeterogeneous depositionDense packingInfiltration resultsIngressScaffoldsKnee meniscusApplicationsModulusSoft tissue