| Product | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Human Coronary Artery Smooth Muscle cells (HCASMCs) | Fisher Scientific (Loughborough, UK) | Cells for Tissue Engineered Medial Layer
Primary human cells must be stored, used and disposed of in premises with a human tissue authority license Used up to Passage 5 |
| Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) | Fisher Scientific (Loughborough, UK) | Cells for Tissue Engineered Intimal Layer
Primary human cells must be stored, used and disposed of in premises with a human tissue authority license Used up to Passage 5 |
| Human Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Medium (previously known as Medium 231) | Fisher Scientific (Loughborough, UK) | Media for HCASMCs culture
Must be kept sterile |
| Human Large Vessel Endothelial Cell Basal Medium (previously known as Medium 200) | Fisher Scientific (Loughborough, UK) | Media for HUVEC culture
Must be kept sterile |
| Smooth Muscle Growth Supplement (SMGS) | Fisher Scientific (Loughborough, UK) | Media for HCASMC culture
Must be kept sterile |
| Low Serum Growth Supplement | Fisher Scientific (Loughborough, UK) | Growth Supplement for HUVEC culture
Must be kept sterile |
| α-MEM medium powder | Fisher Scientific (Loughborough, UK) | Component of medial layer hydrogel
Used to produce a sterile 10x stock solution |
| CellTrace TM Violet Proliferation Kit | Fisher Scientific (Loughborough, UK) | Fluorescent cell label used to track culture of HUVEC growth on nanofibers
Must be kept sterile |
| Corning High Concentration Rat Tail Type I Collagen | Fisher Scientific (Loughborough, UK) | Component of medial layer hydrogel
Must be kept sterile |
| Whatman Qualitative Filter paper | Scientific Laboratory Supplies (Nottingham, UK). | Used to produce filter paper frames
Autoclave to sterilise prior to use |
| Lonza Penicillin-Streptomycin-Amphotericin B | Scientific Laboratory Supplies (Nottingham, UK). | Prevents infection of primary cell cultures
Must be kept sterile |
| L-Ascorbic Acid | Sigma Aldrich (Gillingham, UK) | Supports enhanced thrombogenicity of medial layer by supporting HCASMC collagen production and tissue factor activity
Must be kept sterile |
| DETA-NONOate | Cambridge Bioscience (Cambridge, UK). | Nitric Oxide donor to inhibit medial layer gel contraction
Must be kept sterile |
| Human Fibronectin Protein, CF | R&D Systems (Abingdon, UK) | PLA nanofibre coating to improve HUVEC adherence and proliferation
Must be kept sterile |