Figure 7. Adhesion and proliferation of MC3T3-E1 on PEMs in serum-free and serum-containing cultures.
MC3T3-E1 adhesion to (PrS/SPS)n PEMs coated and uncoated glass surfaces in serum-free culture medium (a) and in culture medium containing 10% FBS (b). (c) MC3T3-E1 pre-osteoblast seeded at 5,000 cells/cm2 onto (PrS/SPS)n functionalized glass surfaces and to control surfaces (TCPS and uncoated glass) proliferated in presence of 10% FBS. (d) Metabolic activity of MC3T3-E1 pre-osteoblasts seeded at high-density (50,000 cells/cm2) on uncoated and (PrS/SPS)n functionalized glass surfaces were determined after 1 week and 3 weeks culture.