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

Figure 4

SMC expression of α-SMA. SMCs cultured on chitosan films for 3 days (a) and 7 days (b), SMCs on aligned chitosan coated PCL after 3 days (c) and 7 days (d). All cells stained for α-SMA and with DAPI nuclear stain.

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