Figure 2.
In vitro characterization of engineered myocardial tissue composed of iCMs and iECs cultured in aligned or randomly oriented microfibrous scaffolds. Representative confocal images depict the attachment and cellular organization of iECs after 3 days of seeding, followed by the co-culture with iCMs for 2 more days. The iCMs were visualized by troponin-T (TNNT) expression (red), and iECs were visualized by CD31expression (green). Total nuclei were depicted by Hoechst 33342 dye (blue). Arrow denotes the orientation of the microfibers on aligned scaffolds. Scale bar: 100 mm.
