Original Article
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World J Stem Cells. Sep 26, 2012; 4(9): 94-100
Published online Sep 26, 2012. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v4.i9.94
Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) supports adhesion and migration of mesenchymal stem cells and tenocytes
Alex J Lomas, George GQ Chen, Alicia J El Haj, Nicholas R Forsyth
Alex J Lomas, Alicia J El Haj, Nicholas R Forsyth, Guy Hilton Research Centre, Keele University, Stoke on Trent, ST4 7QB, United Kingdom
George GQ Chen, Department Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, School of Life Science, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Author contributions: Lomas AJ performed all experiments and prepared the manuscript; Forsyth NR assisted with manuscript preparation and experimental design; El Haj AJ assisted with experimental design; Chen GGO assisted with experimental design and reagent supply.
Supported by EPSRC Doctoral Training Centre in Regenerative Medicine and the HYANJI Scaffold Project (European Commission Framework 7 program)
Correspondence to: Nicholas Forsyth, PhD, Guy Hilton Research Centre, Institute of Science and Technology in Medicine, Keele University, Thornburrow Drive, Hartshill, Stoke on Trent, ST4 7QB, United Kingdom. n.r.forsyth@pmed.keele.ac.uk
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Received: September 21, 2011
Revised: March 1, 2012
Accepted: March 25, 2012
Published online: September 26, 2012
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