FIG. 3.

MagneTissue bioreactor. (a) displays the mold used for scaffold preparation, as well as the resulting fibrin scaffold. (b) displays the spool-hook system, which applies mechanical strain to the fibrin scaffold and seeded cells. (c) displays scaffold that is not undergoing mechanical stress, whereas (d) presents the magnetic storage rack, which applies mechanical stress with the spool-hook system during culturing. (e) displays bioreactor after 3 days of culturing. (f) presents the entire MagneTissue system. Reprinted with permission from Heher et al., Acta Biomater. 24, 251–265 (2015). Copyright 2015 Elsevier.⁹⁶