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Encapsulation of Cardiomyocytes in a Fibrin Hydrogel for Cardiac Tissue Engineering
JoVE Journal
Bioengineering
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JoVE Journal Bioengineering
Encapsulation of Cardiomyocytes in a Fibrin Hydrogel for Cardiac Tissue Engineering
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10:18 min

September 19, 2011

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Chapters

  • 00:05Title
  • 01:26Neonatal Cardiomyocyte Isolation
  • 03:45Casting Fibrin Gel Constructs via Injection Molding
  • 06:56Contraction Force Testing
  • 08:17Representative Fibrin Construct Analyses
  • 09:15Conclusion

Summary

Automatic Translation

We describe the isolation of neonatal cardiomyocytes and the preparation of the cells for encapsulation in fibrin hydrogel constructs for tissue engineering. We describe methods for analyzing the tissue engineered myocardium after the culture period including active force generated upon electrical stimulation and cell viability and immunohistological staining.

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