Decellularized Wharton’s Jelly from human umbilical cord as a novel 3D scaffolding material for tissue engineering applications

Sushma Jadalannagari; Gabriel Converse; Christopher McFall; Eric Buse; Michael Filla; Maria T. Villar; Antonio Artigues; Adam J. Mellot; Jinxi Wang; Michael S. Detamore; Richard A. Hopkins; Omar S. Aljitawi

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0172098

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Decellularized Wharton’s Jelly from human umbilical cord as a novel 3D scaffolding material for tissue engineering applications

Sushma Jadalannagari,

Affiliations Department of Bioengineering, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America, Department of Hematology/Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States of America
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Gabriel Converse,

Affiliations Department of Bioengineering, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America, Cardiac Regenerative Surgery Research Laboratories, Children’s Mercy Hospital and Clinics, Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
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Christopher McFall,

Affiliation Cardiac Regenerative Surgery Research Laboratories, Children’s Mercy Hospital and Clinics, Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
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Eric Buse,

Affiliation Cardiac Regenerative Surgery Research Laboratories, Children’s Mercy Hospital and Clinics, Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
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Michael Filla,

Affiliation Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States of America
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Maria T. Villar,

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States of America
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Antonio Artigues,

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States of America
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Adam J. Mellot,

Affiliation Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States of America
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Jinxi Wang,

Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States of America
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Michael S. Detamore,

Affiliation Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
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Richard A. Hopkins,

Affiliations Department of Bioengineering, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America, Cardiac Regenerative Surgery Research Laboratories, Children’s Mercy Hospital and Clinics, Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
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Omar S. Aljitawi

* E-mail: omar_aljitawi@urmc.rochester.edu

Affiliations Department of Bioengineering, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America, Department of Hematology/Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States of America
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Decellularized Wharton’s Jelly from human umbilical cord as a novel 3D scaffolding material for tissue engineering applications

Sushma Jadalannagari,
Gabriel Converse,
Christopher McFall,
Eric Buse,
Michael Filla,
Maria T. Villar,
Antonio Artigues,
Adam J. Mellot,
Jinxi Wang,
Michael S. Detamore

Published: February 21, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0172098

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