A protein-based gel substrate mimicking the microgrooves of native skeletal muscle tissue was developed. (IMAGE)

The National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology

A protein-based gel substrate mimicking the microgrooves of native skeletal muscle tissue was developed.

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Skeletal muscle cells cultured on the gel expressed genes characteristic of slow-twitch muscle fibers and aligned in a fibrous morphology.

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Takasaki Institute for Advanced Quantum Science, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, Japan

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