Fig. 1.
Myoblasts seeded on Cytodex® 1, Synthemax® II and CellBIND® microcarriers using growth medium; seeded at a density of 1 × 106 cells/ml. a The growth curve of cells for the three microcarriers. DNA (μg/ml) was measured and normalised to the value at day 1 (n = 3 for each day). b Photomicrographs of the cell-laden microcarriers at day 1 and day 6. The cells were stained with Hoechst and appear as fluorescent dots (white in B&W). c 2D proliferation of myoblasts. d Attachment of cells to the microcarriers at 24 h expressed as percentage of the total amount of cells added (n = 3 for each type of microcarrier). e The amount of cells per bead after 24 h (n = 3)