FIG. 1.

(A) Proliferation analysis of human adipose tissue-derived stem cells (hASC) seeded on 45S5 Bioglass^®-based and hernia meshes showed no further proliferation after seeding hASC onto 45S5 Bioglass^®-based scaffolds. Statistical analysis (α=0.05) showed significant higher proliferation rates of hASC seeded on hernia meshes compared to hASC seeded on 45S5 Bioglass^®-based scaffolds (*). (B) Fluorescence microscopy image of hASC seeded on a 45S5 Bioglass^®-based scaffold. Nuclei stained with 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole, actin cytoskeleton stained with rhodamine phalloidin. (C) Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) image of hASC. Note dense seeding of cells on the hernia mesh fiber. Color images available online at www.liebertpub.com/tea