Abstract
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) is an important technique for evaluation of the efficiency of endothelialization of tissue-engineered constructs incorporating a surface endothelial cell layer. Here, we describe methodologies for the preparation of such constructs for SEM analysis that are applicable to a broad range of tissue-engineered constructs.
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Johnson, S.L. (2013). Scanning Electron Microscopy Evaluation of Endothelialized Tissue-Engineered Constructs. In: Basu, J., Ludlow, J. (eds) Organ Regeneration. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1001. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-363-3_27
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