Fig. 6.
Compression testing of 3D hMSC fibrin hydrogel constructs. Images of a 3D hMSC fibrin hydrogel construct (Dia. = 8.0 mm; depth ∼4.2 mm; ≈4 × 106 cells) before (a) and during (b) unconfined compression testing. c Compressive modulus (n = 4) of fibrin gels containing [sc_thrombin][ox890] coated hMSCs cultured for 23 days in undifferentiated, adipogenic or osteogenic media, [sc_thrombin][ox890] coated hMSCs cultured for 1 day in undifferentiated media and native thrombin (200 nM) catalysed (no hMSCs) after 1 day. Data reported as the means ± s.e.m. Tukey’s test; **p ≤ 0.05 ***p ≤ 0.005. Source data are provided as a Source Data file