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SUBMITTER: Gandaglia A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3313615 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tissue engineering. Part A 20111205 7-8
Scaffolds for tissue engineering must be designed to direct desired events such as cell attachment, growth, and differentiation. The incorporation of extracellular matrix-derived peptides into biomaterials has been proposed to mimic biochemical signals. In this study, three synthetic fragments of fibronectin, vitronectin, and stromal-derived factor-1 were investigated for the first time as potential adhesive sequences for cardiomyocytes (CMs) compared to smooth muscle cells. CMs are responsive t ...[more]