A Glycosaminoglycan Based, Modular Tissue Scaffold System for Rapid Assembly of Perfusable, High Cell Density, Engineered Tissues

Ramkumar Tiruvannamalai-Annamalai; David Randall Armant; Howard W. T. Matthew

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0084287

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A Glycosaminoglycan Based, Modular Tissue Scaffold System for Rapid Assembly of Perfusable, High Cell Density, Engineered Tissues

Ramkumar Tiruvannamalai-Annamalai,

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
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David Randall Armant,

Affiliations Departments of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America, Program in Reproductive & Adult Endocrinology, National Institute of Child Health & Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Howard W. T. Matthew

* E-mail: hmatthew@wayne.edu

Affiliations Department of Biomedical Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
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A Glycosaminoglycan Based, Modular Tissue Scaffold System for Rapid Assembly of Perfusable, High Cell Density, Engineered Tissues

Ramkumar Tiruvannamalai-Annamalai,
David Randall Armant,
Howard W. T. Matthew

Published: January 20, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0084287

About the Authors

Ramkumar Tiruvannamalai-Annamalai

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America

David Randall Armant

Affiliations Departments of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America, Program in Reproductive & Adult Endocrinology, National Institute of Child Health & Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Howard W. T. Matthew

* E-mail: hmatthew@wayne.edu

Affiliations Department of Biomedical Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: HWTM RTA. Performed the experiments: RTA. Analyzed the data: RTA HWTM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DRA HWTM. Wrote the paper: RTA HWTM.

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