Hydrogel patterning with mCherry -- 3D human heart (IMAGE)

University of Washington

Hydrogel patterning with mCherry -- 3D human heart

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The team used near-infrared lasers to create this intricate pattern in the shape of a human heart of immobilized mCherry proteins, which glow red under fluorescent light, within a collagen hydrogel. On the left is a composite image of 3D slices from the gel. On the right are cross-sectional views of the mCherry patterns. Scale bar is 50 micrometers.

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Batalov et al., PNAS, 2021

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