Smooth Muscle Cell Alignment and Phenotype Control by Melt Spun Polycaprolactone Fibers for Seeding of Tissue Engineered Blood Vessels

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Melt spinning apparatus depositing fiber on a turning mandrel, demonstrating the slide rail, z-stage, melt holder, and mandrel; for more details see An et al. [21] (a). SEM image of the PCL fiber removed from the mandrel (b). PCL fibers without adhesive to maintain alignment (c), PCL fibers adhered into aligned orientation, using chitosan solution as an adhesive (d).

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