Articles by Alexandra Velchinskaya in JoVE

Fabrication of Micro-tissues using Modules of Collagen Gel Containing Cells

JoVE 2177 12/13/2010

M. Dean Chamberlain¹, Mark J. Butler¹, Ema C. Ciucurel¹, Lindsay E. Fitzpatrick², Omar F. Khan¹, Brendan M. Leung², Chuen Lo¹, Ritesh Patel², Alexandra Velchinskaya², Derek N. Voice², Michael V. Sefton¹

¹Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering / Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, ²Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto

Creation of micro-tissues using cylindrical collagen gels, called modules, that contain embedded cells and which surface is coated with endothelial cells.