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Published in final edited form as: Biomacromolecules. 2010 Oct 13;11(11):2936–2943. doi: 10.1021/bm100699q

Effect of construct composition on NPC attachment on hydrogel discs. Constructs with or without laminin 111 coat and with or without encapsulated neurotrophic factor producing fibroblasts evaluated by calculating the percentage of attached and unattached NPCs seeded on alginate). Cell free disc (no coat), Disc + encap. Fb/BDNF, (no coat), Disc + encap. Fb/NT-3 (no coat), Cell free disc (laminin coated), Disc + Fb/BDNF (laminin coated), Disc + Fb/NT-3 (laminin coated) (n=10).

Inline graphic — Effect of construct composition on NPC attachment on hydrogel discs. Constructs with or without laminin 111 coat and with or without encapsulated neurotrophic factor producing fibroblasts evaluated by calculating the percentage of attached and unattached NPCs seeded on alginate). Cell free disc (no coat), Disc + encap. Fb/BDNF, (no coat), Disc + encap. Fb/NT-3 (no coat), Cell free disc (laminin coated), Disc + Fb/BDNF (laminin coated), Disc + Fb/NT-3 (laminin coated) (n=10).