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SUBMITTER: Kitakami E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4140152 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kitakami Erika E Aoki Makiko M Sato Chikako C Ishihata Hiroshi H Tanaka Masaru M
BioMed research international 20140806
Human periodontal ligament (PDL) cells obtained from extracted teeth are a potential cell source for tissue engineering. We previously reported that poly(2-methoxyethyl acrylate) (PMEA) is highly biocompatible with human blood cells. In this study, we investigated the adhesion, morphology, and proliferation of PDL cells on PMEA and other types of polymers to design an appropriate scaffold for tissue engineering. PDL cells adhered and proliferated on all investigated polymer surfaces except for p ...[more]