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Abstract
The combined effect of mussel-inspired polydopamine (PDA) surface functionalization and topographical cues on the behavior of skeletal myoblasts is described. On PDA-modified nanofibers, myogenic protein expression and the fusion of myoblasts are increased significantly compared with those on unmodified nanofibers. The multinucleate myotubes on the aligned nanofibers are oriented in a direction parallel to the nanofibers.Entities:
Keywords: mussel adhesion; myogenic differentiation; nanofiber alignment; polydopamine; skeletal tissue engineering
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23584891 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201300067
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Adv Healthc Mater ISSN: 2192-2640 Impact factor: 9.933