FIG. 3.

Cell spreading and adhesion on fibronectin-coated Teflon-AF. Late-outgrowth EPCs from healthy donors spread at a higher rate than EPCs from patients with CAD and HAECs (A). EPCs from healthy donors had a significantly larger area at 4 and 24 h (* p < 0.05 EPC vs HAEC, # p < 0.05 EPC vs CAD EPC). ECs were seeded onto Teflon-AF coated with fibronectin for 20 min. All three cell types had greater than 95% adhesion after exposure up to 187 dyne/cm² (B). Color images available online at www.liebertonline.com/ten.