Tissue Engineering of Skeletal Muscle Using Polymer Fiber Arrays
- 1 October 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Mary Ann Liebert Inc in Tissue Engineering
- Vol. 9 (5), 995-1003
- https://doi.org/10.1089/107632703322495637
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to assess a new scaffold design for muscle tissue engineering: arrays of parallel-oriented polymer microfibers. First, C2C12 skeletal myoblasts were seeded onto single, laminin-coated polypropylene fibers and their growth and alignment were characterized. With the aim of creating skeletal muscle sheets, it was then investigated whether cell layers of single fibers merged when in close proximity to neighboring fibers. The optimal fiber spacing needed to achieve cell alignment with the lowest possible content of scaffold material was established. Further, it was assessed whether such a cell sheet became contractile and whether it survived in vitro for extended periods of time. C2C12 cells, cultured on fibers 10 to 15 μm in diameter, formed up to 50-μm-thick layers of longitudinally aligned cells. Four different groups based on fiber spacing (30 to 35, 50 to 55, 70 to 75, and 90 to 95μm) were evaluated. Complete cell sheets formed between fibers that were spaced 55 μm apart or less; larger spacing led to no or incomplete sheets. C2C12 cells, seeded onto a 10 × 20 mm fiber array, formed a contractile cell sheet that was maintained in vitro for 70 days. Larger, three-dimensional structures might be created by arranging fibers in several layers or by stacking cellular sheets.Keywords
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