One more from Rose Spear, via Engineering at Cambridge: “5Fibrin II”
“Human mesenchymal stem cells attached to fibrin (5 mg/mL) within a porous network of ferritic stainless steel intended for implant coatings. The image was taken with a confocal laser scanning microscope. Cell components were fluorescently stained for actin filaments (green) and nuclei (blue). Fibres (red) were imaged in reflectance mode. Fibrin was studied as a way to improve cell attachment in the optimal regions for magneto-mechanical strain transmission to cells in the networks. The cells were observed both on the surface and junctions of the fibres and in the regions between the fibres. Image modifications: ImageJ was used to overlap images filtered for the light wavelength for each fluorescent stain. Submitted by Rose Spear”













