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Graphene‐Based Patterning and Differentiation of C2C12 Myoblasts
Author(s) -
Bajaj Piyush,
Rivera Jose A.,
Marchwiany Daniel,
Solovyeva Vita,
Bashir Rashid
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
advanced healthcare materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.288
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 2192-2659
pISSN - 2192-2640
DOI - 10.1002/adhm.201300550
Subject(s) - myogenesis , c2c12 , myocyte , graphene , scaffold , materials science , microbiology and biotechnology , nanotechnology , biology , biomedical engineering , medicine
This study aims at generating highly aligned functional myotubes using graphene as the underlying scaffold. Graphene not only supports the growth of C2C12 muscle cells but also enhances its differentiation and leads to spontaneous patterning of myotubes.