Miniature organs on a chip could allow us to do scientific studies with great precision, without having to resort to animal testing. The main problem, however, is that artificial tissue needs blood ...

Topography was characterized using an atomic force microscope (AFM, Nanoscope V Dimension 3100 ... and cells were passaged or harvested at approximately 80% confluence. The confluent cells were ...

EPCs (late outgrowth) were outgrown 2 to 3 weeks after culturing of mononuclear cells isolated from the peripheral blood of 15 healthy male subjects (45±4 years old) as previously described. 9 Both ...