The Magnetic Stretcher (IMAGE)

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The Magnetic Stretcher

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The magnetic stretcher: this all-in-one system can both form and mechanically stimulate an aggregate of embryonic stem cells. The two micromagnets, one of which is mobile, frame the resulting embryonic body, and cyclical stimulation can be adapted to the type of tissue being sought.

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Claire Wilhelm / Laboratoire Matière et systèmes complexes (CNRS/Université Paris Diderot).

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