FIG. 5.

Behavior of hASCs seeded on aligned scaffolds. Cultures were treated with BM containing 10% v/v FBS, Col I, or tECM. (A) After 3 days of culture, most ASCs cultured on aligned scaffolds were elongated and aligned regardless of treatment methods. Green: F-actin; blue: DAPI. (B) MTS assay showed an enhanced cellular activity in the tECM-treated group compared to Col I- or HBSS-treated groups, which was comparable to FBS-treated cells at day 7. *p < 0.05; N = 3. Color images available online at www.liebertpub.com/tea