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  • Developing functional tissue constructs requires precise control over cellular organization.
  • Existing methods often struggle to create complex 3D architectures at clinically relevant scales.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop microfabricated elastomeric scaffolds with 3D structural patterns.
  • To investigate the influence of scaffold architecture on cell and muscle fiber orientation.
  • To enable the scale-up of engineered tissue constructs.

Main Methods:

  • Semiautomated layer-by-layer assembly of planar polymer sheets with through-pores.
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  • Assessment of cell and muscle-like fiber orientation within the scaffolds.

Main Results:

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  • Demonstrated that mesoscale pore architectures direct cell and muscle-like fiber orientation.
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