New 3-D Test Method for Biomaterials 'Flat Out' Faster (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

New 3-D Test Method for Biomaterials 'Flat Out' Faster

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Confocal microscope images show how growth and adhesion of bone cells differ across a subset of 3-D scaffolds made with systematically varying blends of ingredients. Red indicates actin filaments, a cytoskeletal protein, and yellow indicates a cell nucleus.

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