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    ATCC normal rat embryo fibroblasts
    Normal Rat Embryo Fibroblasts, supplied by ATCC, used in various techniques. Bioz Stars score: 94/100, based on 65 PubMed citations. ZERO BIAS - scores, article reviews, protocol conditions and more
    https://www.bioz.com/product/embryo+rat+fibroblasts/Rat2%3B+Embryo+Fibroblast%3B+Rat/us09486538-444-1-6
    Average 94 stars, based on 65 article reviews
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    Electron Microscopy:

    Article Title: Toward Origami-Inspired In Vitro Cardiac Tissue Models.
    Article Snippet: The enriched cardiac population (>70% cardiomyocytes) was seeded at a density of 6 × 104 cells/cm2 and cultured for 48 h, before starting the experiments, in high glucose (HG) Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium (DMEM, Sigma-Aldrich, USA), supplemented with 1% v/v HEPES buffer (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), 1% v/v penicillin/streptomycin (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), 1% v/v L-glutamine (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), and 10% v/v fetal bovine serum (FBS, Sigma-Aldrich, USA) (seeding medium).before starting the experiments, in high glucose (HG) Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium (DMEM, Sigma-Aldrich, USA), supplemented with 1% v/v HEPES buffer (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), 1% v/v penicillin/streptomycin (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), 1% v/v L-glutamine (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), and 10% v/v fetal bovine serum (FBS, Sigma-Aldrich, USA) (seeding medium). ... For pattern alignment studies, embryo rat fibroblasts (Rat2, Rattus norvegicus, ATCC-CRL-1764) were used and expanded in HG DMEM (Sigma-Aldrich, USA) supplemented with 10% (v/v) FBS (SigmaAldrich, USA) and 1% (v/v) penicillin/streptomycin (Sigma-Aldrich, USA).. 2.5.

    Article Title: Toward Origami-Inspired In Vitro Cardiac Tissue Models
    Article Snippet: The enriched cardiac population (>70% cardiomyocytes) was seeded at a density of 6 × 10 4 cells/cm 2 and cultured for 48 h, before starting the experiments, in high glucose (HG) Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium (DMEM, Sigma-Aldrich, USA), supplemented with 1% v/v HEPES buffer (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), 1% v/v penicillin/streptomycin (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), 1% v/v l -glutamine (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), and 10% v/v fetal bovine serum (FBS, Sigma-Aldrich, USA) (seeding medium).starting the experiments, in high glucose (HG) Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium (DMEM, Sigma-Aldrich, USA), supplemented with 1% v/v HEPES buffer (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), 1% v/v penicillin/streptomycin (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), 1% v/v l -glutamine (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), and 10% v/v fetal bovine serum (FBS, Sigma-Aldrich, USA) (seeding medium). ... For pattern alignment studies, embryo rat fibroblasts (Rat2, Rattus norvegicus , ATCC-CRL-1764) were used and expanded in HG DMEM (Sigma-Aldrich, USA) supplemented with 10% (v/v) FBS (Sigma-Aldrich, USA) and 1% (v/v) penicillin/streptomycin (Sigma-Aldrich, USA).

    Staining:

    Article Title: Toward Origami-Inspired In Vitro Cardiac Tissue Models.
    Article Snippet: The enriched cardiac population (>70% cardiomyocytes) was seeded at a density of 6 × 104 cells/cm2 and cultured for 48 h, before starting the experiments, in high glucose (HG) Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium (DMEM, Sigma-Aldrich, USA), supplemented with 1% v/v HEPES buffer (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), 1% v/v penicillin/streptomycin (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), 1% v/v L-glutamine (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), and 10% v/v fetal bovine serum (FBS, Sigma-Aldrich, USA) (seeding medium).before starting the experiments, in high glucose (HG) Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium (DMEM, Sigma-Aldrich, USA), supplemented with 1% v/v HEPES buffer (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), 1% v/v penicillin/streptomycin (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), 1% v/v L-glutamine (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), and 10% v/v fetal bovine serum (FBS, Sigma-Aldrich, USA) (seeding medium). ... For pattern alignment studies, embryo rat fibroblasts (Rat2, Rattus norvegicus, ATCC-CRL-1764) were used and expanded in HG DMEM (Sigma-Aldrich, USA) supplemented with 10% (v/v) FBS (SigmaAldrich, USA) and 1% (v/v) penicillin/streptomycin (Sigma-Aldrich, USA).. 2.5.

    Article Title: Toward Origami-Inspired In Vitro Cardiac Tissue Models
    Article Snippet: The enriched cardiac population (>70% cardiomyocytes) was seeded at a density of 6 × 10 4 cells/cm 2 and cultured for 48 h, before starting the experiments, in high glucose (HG) Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium (DMEM, Sigma-Aldrich, USA), supplemented with 1% v/v HEPES buffer (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), 1% v/v penicillin/streptomycin (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), 1% v/v l -glutamine (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), and 10% v/v fetal bovine serum (FBS, Sigma-Aldrich, USA) (seeding medium).starting the experiments, in high glucose (HG) Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium (DMEM, Sigma-Aldrich, USA), supplemented with 1% v/v HEPES buffer (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), 1% v/v penicillin/streptomycin (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), 1% v/v l -glutamine (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), and 10% v/v fetal bovine serum (FBS, Sigma-Aldrich, USA) (seeding medium). ... For pattern alignment studies, embryo rat fibroblasts (Rat2, Rattus norvegicus , ATCC-CRL-1764) were used and expanded in HG DMEM (Sigma-Aldrich, USA) supplemented with 10% (v/v) FBS (Sigma-Aldrich, USA) and 1% (v/v) penicillin/streptomycin (Sigma-Aldrich, USA).

    Immunofluorescence:

    Article Title: Toward Origami-Inspired In Vitro Cardiac Tissue Models.
    Article Snippet: The enriched cardiac population (>70% cardiomyocytes) was seeded at a density of 6 × 104 cells/cm2 and cultured for 48 h, before starting the experiments, in high glucose (HG) Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium (DMEM, Sigma-Aldrich, USA), supplemented with 1% v/v HEPES buffer (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), 1% v/v penicillin/streptomycin (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), 1% v/v L-glutamine (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), and 10% v/v fetal bovine serum (FBS, Sigma-Aldrich, USA) (seeding medium).before starting the experiments, in high glucose (HG) Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium (DMEM, Sigma-Aldrich, USA), supplemented with 1% v/v HEPES buffer (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), 1% v/v penicillin/streptomycin (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), 1% v/v L-glutamine (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), and 10% v/v fetal bovine serum (FBS, Sigma-Aldrich, USA) (seeding medium). ... For pattern alignment studies, embryo rat fibroblasts (Rat2, Rattus norvegicus, ATCC-CRL-1764) were used and expanded in HG DMEM (Sigma-Aldrich, USA) supplemented with 10% (v/v) FBS (SigmaAldrich, USA) and 1% (v/v) penicillin/streptomycin (Sigma-Aldrich, USA).. 2.5.

    Article Title: Toward Origami-Inspired In Vitro Cardiac Tissue Models
    Article Snippet: The enriched cardiac population (>70% cardiomyocytes) was seeded at a density of 6 × 10 4 cells/cm 2 and cultured for 48 h, before starting the experiments, in high glucose (HG) Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium (DMEM, Sigma-Aldrich, USA), supplemented with 1% v/v HEPES buffer (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), 1% v/v penicillin/streptomycin (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), 1% v/v l -glutamine (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), and 10% v/v fetal bovine serum (FBS, Sigma-Aldrich, USA) (seeding medium).starting the experiments, in high glucose (HG) Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium (DMEM, Sigma-Aldrich, USA), supplemented with 1% v/v HEPES buffer (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), 1% v/v penicillin/streptomycin (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), 1% v/v l -glutamine (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), and 10% v/v fetal bovine serum (FBS, Sigma-Aldrich, USA) (seeding medium). ... For pattern alignment studies, embryo rat fibroblasts (Rat2, Rattus norvegicus , ATCC-CRL-1764) were used and expanded in HG DMEM (Sigma-Aldrich, USA) supplemented with 10% (v/v) FBS (Sigma-Aldrich, USA) and 1% (v/v) penicillin/streptomycin (Sigma-Aldrich, USA).

    Cell Culture:

    Article Title: Toward Origami-Inspired In Vitro Cardiac Tissue Models.
    Article Snippet: The enriched cardiac population (>70% cardiomyocytes) was seeded at a density of 6 × 104 cells/cm2 and cultured for 48 h, before starting the experiments, in high glucose (HG) Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium (DMEM, Sigma-Aldrich, USA), supplemented with 1% v/v HEPES buffer (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), 1% v/v penicillin/streptomycin (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), 1% v/v L-glutamine (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), and 10% v/v fetal bovine serum (FBS, Sigma-Aldrich, USA) (seeding medium).before starting the experiments, in high glucose (HG) Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium (DMEM, Sigma-Aldrich, USA), supplemented with 1% v/v HEPES buffer (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), 1% v/v penicillin/streptomycin (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), 1% v/v L-glutamine (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), and 10% v/v fetal bovine serum (FBS, Sigma-Aldrich, USA) (seeding medium). ... For pattern alignment studies, embryo rat fibroblasts (Rat2, Rattus norvegicus, ATCC-CRL-1764) were used and expanded in HG DMEM (Sigma-Aldrich, USA) supplemented with 10% (v/v) FBS (SigmaAldrich, USA) and 1% (v/v) penicillin/streptomycin (Sigma-Aldrich, USA).. 2.5.

    Article Title: Toward Origami-Inspired In Vitro Cardiac Tissue Models
    Article Snippet: The enriched cardiac population (>70% cardiomyocytes) was seeded at a density of 6 × 10 4 cells/cm 2 and cultured for 48 h, before starting the experiments, in high glucose (HG) Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium (DMEM, Sigma-Aldrich, USA), supplemented with 1% v/v HEPES buffer (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), 1% v/v penicillin/streptomycin (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), 1% v/v l -glutamine (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), and 10% v/v fetal bovine serum (FBS, Sigma-Aldrich, USA) (seeding medium).starting the experiments, in high glucose (HG) Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium (DMEM, Sigma-Aldrich, USA), supplemented with 1% v/v HEPES buffer (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), 1% v/v penicillin/streptomycin (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), 1% v/v l -glutamine (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), and 10% v/v fetal bovine serum (FBS, Sigma-Aldrich, USA) (seeding medium). ... For pattern alignment studies, embryo rat fibroblasts (Rat2, Rattus norvegicus , ATCC-CRL-1764) were used and expanded in HG DMEM (Sigma-Aldrich, USA) supplemented with 10% (v/v) FBS (Sigma-Aldrich, USA) and 1% (v/v) penicillin/streptomycin (Sigma-Aldrich, USA).

    Functional Assay:

    Article Title: Toward Origami-Inspired In Vitro Cardiac Tissue Models.
    Article Snippet: The enriched cardiac population (>70% cardiomyocytes) was seeded at a density of 6 × 104 cells/cm2 and cultured for 48 h, before starting the experiments, in high glucose (HG) Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium (DMEM, Sigma-Aldrich, USA), supplemented with 1% v/v HEPES buffer (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), 1% v/v penicillin/streptomycin (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), 1% v/v L-glutamine (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), and 10% v/v fetal bovine serum (FBS, Sigma-Aldrich, USA) (seeding medium).before starting the experiments, in high glucose (HG) Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium (DMEM, Sigma-Aldrich, USA), supplemented with 1% v/v HEPES buffer (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), 1% v/v penicillin/streptomycin (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), 1% v/v L-glutamine (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), and 10% v/v fetal bovine serum (FBS, Sigma-Aldrich, USA) (seeding medium). ... For pattern alignment studies, embryo rat fibroblasts (Rat2, Rattus norvegicus, ATCC-CRL-1764) were used and expanded in HG DMEM (Sigma-Aldrich, USA) supplemented with 10% (v/v) FBS (SigmaAldrich, USA) and 1% (v/v) penicillin/streptomycin (Sigma-Aldrich, USA).. 2.5.

    Article Title: Toward Origami-Inspired In Vitro Cardiac Tissue Models
    Article Snippet: The enriched cardiac population (>70% cardiomyocytes) was seeded at a density of 6 × 10 4 cells/cm 2 and cultured for 48 h, before starting the experiments, in high glucose (HG) Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium (DMEM, Sigma-Aldrich, USA), supplemented with 1% v/v HEPES buffer (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), 1% v/v penicillin/streptomycin (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), 1% v/v l -glutamine (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), and 10% v/v fetal bovine serum (FBS, Sigma-Aldrich, USA) (seeding medium).starting the experiments, in high glucose (HG) Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium (DMEM, Sigma-Aldrich, USA), supplemented with 1% v/v HEPES buffer (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), 1% v/v penicillin/streptomycin (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), 1% v/v l -glutamine (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), and 10% v/v fetal bovine serum (FBS, Sigma-Aldrich, USA) (seeding medium). ... For pattern alignment studies, embryo rat fibroblasts (Rat2, Rattus norvegicus , ATCC-CRL-1764) were used and expanded in HG DMEM (Sigma-Aldrich, USA) supplemented with 10% (v/v) FBS (Sigma-Aldrich, USA) and 1% (v/v) penicillin/streptomycin (Sigma-Aldrich, USA).



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    Figure 2. Cell alignment on different patterns. (A) Scanning electron microscopy images of PDMS molds and rat fibroblast (ATCC CRL-1764) alignment on patterned substrates. PDMS replica from custom-made SU8 microfabricated molds. (B) Rhodamine-phalloidin staining of rat2 fibroblasts grown on cross-linked 10% w/v gelatin hydrogels patterned with the PDMS molds showed good alignment on 25 and 50 μm wide structures (CLSM image of the bottom surface). (C) Directionality histograms of the actin cytoskeleton of cells growing on the 25 and 50 μm structures shown in panel (B). Scale bars: 50 μm.

    Journal: ACS biomaterials science & engineering

    Article Title: Toward Origami-Inspired In Vitro Cardiac Tissue Models.

    doi: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.4c01594

    Figure Lengend Snippet: Figure 2. Cell alignment on different patterns. (A) Scanning electron microscopy images of PDMS molds and rat fibroblast (ATCC CRL-1764) alignment on patterned substrates. PDMS replica from custom-made SU8 microfabricated molds. (B) Rhodamine-phalloidin staining of rat2 fibroblasts grown on cross-linked 10% w/v gelatin hydrogels patterned with the PDMS molds showed good alignment on 25 and 50 μm wide structures (CLSM image of the bottom surface). (C) Directionality histograms of the actin cytoskeleton of cells growing on the 25 and 50 μm structures shown in panel (B). Scale bars: 50 μm.

    Article Snippet: For pattern alignment studies, embryo rat fibroblasts (Rat2, Rattus norvegicus, ATCC-CRL-1764) were used and expanded in HG DMEM (Sigma-Aldrich, USA) supplemented with 10% (v/v) FBS (SigmaAldrich, USA) and 1% (v/v) penicillin/streptomycin (Sigma-Aldrich, USA).

    Techniques: Electron Microscopy, Staining