Time-lapse Sequence of Spinach Leaf Decellularization (IMAGE)

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Time-lapse Sequence of Spinach Leaf Decellularization

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In this sequence, a spinach leaf is stripped of its plant cells, a process called decellularization, using a detergent. The process leaves behind the leaf's vasculature. Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) were able to culture beating human heart cells on such decelluralized leaves.

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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