Neural Progenitor Cells on a Hydrogel

Neural Progenitor Cells on a Hydrogel

Collin Edington and Iris Lee

MIT Department of Biological Engineering, Koch Institute at MIT

This image illustrates how neural progenitor cells seeded on PEG hydrogel form an intricate network with neighboring cells to establish complex neuronal connections like those found in the human brain.  Cells self organize into clusters that then extend projections to neighboring colonies.

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