Stimulated hMSCs cultured within PGD alpha hydrogel.
hMSCs cultured on PGD StemProB hydrogel.
Non-stimulated hMSCs inside PGD-alpha2 hydrogel.
hMSCs cultured on PGD StemProC.
Stained primary neural cells on glass
Stained primary neural cells growing through channels
Stained primary neural cells growing through channels
Stained primary neural cells growing through channels
Neurospheres attached on biological material (PDL/Laminin) coated glass coverslip.
Cluster of neurons extending cell projections to explore and connect to other cells.
Rendered X-ray tomograms of quarter bovine intervertebral discs.
Collagen ultrastructure in high mammographic density breast tissue.
3D renderings of I2KI-stained patellar tendon tissue.
SEM imaging of hollow microfibres, fabricated using the coaxial electrospinning technique.
SEM imaging of hollow microfibres, fabricated using the coaxial electrospinning technique.
Confocal image slice from a z-stack of the epithelial cell layer growing on top of a collagen tissue equivalent. – Ana Rita Pinho, UCL
Collagen hydrogels have been extensively investigated for ocular surface reconstruction. Compression of the collagen significantly improves its mechanical properties. This scanning electron micrograph shows the surface of the hydrophilic porous absorber used on this process. – Ana Rita Pinho, UCL
Collagen tissue equivalents have been extensively investigated for ocular surface reconstruction. Scanning Electron Microscopy was performed in order to characterise the morphology of the surface of this specific compressed collagen hydrogel. The image highlights a crystal formed between the collagen fibrils and was coloured using Photoshop CC2017. – Ana Rita Pinho, UCL
Cells from your nose to repair your spinal cord: olfactory ensheathing cells in 3-dimensions. – Richard Bartlett, UCL
Pop Art Human Bone Gel – Gianluca Cidonio, University of Southampton
This image shows myself and Lucia Pontiroli making a special composition of bioactive glass using a furnace at 1450°C. – Sam Hollings, University of York and University of Leeds
This is an osteocyte, a type of cell which is found inside hard bone and co-ordinates the building and break-down of bone tissue. – Patricia Goggin, University of Southampton
Osteoblast-derived vesicles are internalised by mesenchymal stem cells. – Owen Gareth Davies, Loughborough University/University of Birmingham
Scanning electron micrograph of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) on a hydroxyapatite surface. – David Kuntin, University of York
Primary Schwann cells on P(3HB) Films. –
Caroline Taylor, University of Sheffield
Primary Neurons and Schwann Cells on Aminosilanes. – Caroline Taylor, University of Sheffield
Primary neuron and Schwann cell culture, isolated from rat dorsal root ganglia in the spine, showing the outgrowth of axons from neuronal cell bodies (labelled for the neuron-specific protein beta III tubulin, green) and the presence of Schwann cells (labelled for the Schwann cell-specific protein S100beta, red) on a polystyrene substrate. – Mehrie Behbehani, University of Sheffield
Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) and normal human dermal fibroblasts (NHDF) after 24 hours in co-culture. The NHDF have been labelled using a cell tracker allowing the entire morphology to be observed whilst the nuclei were labelled in all cells enabling the 2 cell types to be distinguished. – Kelly Wright, University of Sheffield
Fibre Ends: Tightly packed and cleanly cut electrospun PCL microfibres. – Jonathan Field, University of Sheffield
Alpha-smooth muscle actin (green) expression in Human Retinal Pericyte Cells. Pericytes wrap around endothelial cells in the vasculature, as perivascular support to the vessel. Batman expression pattern of αSMA, illustrating that some pericytes have contractile properties while others don’t. This phenomenon is widely reported in the literature but the reason is not fully understood. ‘It’s not important who I am underneath. But what I do that defines me’- Batman 2005. – Jessica Eyre, University of Liverpool
Collagen orientation of the bovine intervertebral disc. – Halina Norbertczak
H&E stained cross-section of an inner decellularised porcine carotid artery, showing residual nuclei. – Charlotte Hamilton, University of Edinburgh
