Table 1.
The Effects of Cell Seeding and Cyclic Stretching on the Orientation of Collagen Fibers in the ECM Bioscaffold as Quantified by SALS
| |
Mean angle |
Angular dispersion |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groups | Before | After | Before | After |
| I (seeded and cyclically stretched) | 25.3° | 7.1°a | 37.4° | 18.5°a |
| II (seeded and nonstretched) | 26.1° | 20.5° | 30.1° | 24.8° |
| III (nonseeded and cyclically stretched) | 8.9° | 10.2° | 12.8° | 10.2° |
a
Indicate significant difference before and after stretching. ECM, extracellular matrix; SALS, small-angle light scattering.