General protocol for the culture of cells on plasma-coated electrospun scaffolds

Methods Mol Biol. 2013:1058:119-31. doi: 10.1007/7651_2013_8.

Abstract

As opposed to culture on standard tissue-treated plastic, cell culture on three-dimensional scaffolds impedes additional challenges with respect to substrate preparation, cell seeding, culture maintenance, and analysis. We herewith present a general route for the culture of primary cells, differentiated cells, or stem cells on plasma-coated, electrospun scaffolds. We describe a method to prepare and fix the scaffolds in culture wells and discuss a convenient method for cell seeding and subsequent analysis by scanning electron microscopy or immunohistology.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cell Culture Techniques / methods*
  • Mice
  • Nanofibers / chemistry
  • Nanofibers / ultrastructure
  • Plasma* / chemistry
  • Tissue Scaffolds* / chemistry