Electrospun gelatin-based scaffolds as a novel 3D platform to study the function of contractile smooth muscle cells in vitro

Contractile dysfunction of smooth muscle (SM) is a feature of chronic cardiovascular, respiratory and gastro-intestinal diseases. Owing to the low availability of human ex vivo tissue for the assessment of SM contractile function, the aim of this study was to develop a novel in vitro SM model that p...

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Main Authors: Bridge, Jack Christopher, Amer, Mahetab H., Morris, Gavin E., Martin, N.R.W., Player, Darren J., Knox, Alan J., Aylott, Jonathan W., Lewis, Mark P., Rose, Felicity R.A.J.
Format: Article
Published: IOP Publishing 2018
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/52590/