Retinal Pigment Epithelium (RPE19) formed a monolayer on our standard randomly orientated fibre scaffolds and were nearly confluent after 72 hours.
SEM image of ARPE-19 growing in monolayer on our electrospun fibre scaffold disc.
The open porous nature of our electrospun fibre membrane increased nutrient and gaseous exchange to the RPE cell layer resulting in a 20% increase in cell proliferation after 72 hours in comparison to tissue culture treated plastic.
Comparison of the proliferation rates of ARPE-19 when cultured on electrospun fibre scaffolds and on tissue culture plastic.
