Piezoelectric nanocomposite bioink and ultrasound stimulation modulate early skeletal myogenesis
Claudia Paci, Federica Iberite, Lorenzo Arrico, Lorenzo Vannozzi, Paola Parlanti, Mauro Gemmi, Leonardo Ricotti
Abstract
and enhanced cell aggregation, which is a crucial step for myoblast fusion, and the presence of MYOG in the nuclei. These results suggest that the direct piezoelectric effect induced by ultrasound on the internalized piezoelectric nanoparticles boosts myogenesis in its early phases.
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MyogenesisUltrasoundPiezoelectricityChemistryStimulationCell biologyNanocompositeNanoparticleBiophysicsBiomedical engineeringMaterials scienceNanotechnologyGeneBiochemistryInternal medicineComposite materialBiologyMedicineRadiology3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchBone Tissue Engineering MaterialsPlanarian Biology and Electrostimulation