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Processing of Human Cardiac Tissue Toward Extracellular Matrix Self-assembling Hydrogel for In Vitro and In Vivo Applications
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Developmental Biology
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JoVE Journal Developmental Biology
Processing of Human Cardiac Tissue Toward Extracellular Matrix Self-assembling Hydrogel for In Vitro and In Vivo Applications
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08:41 min

December 04, 2017

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Chapters

  • 00:05Title
  • 00:43Sectioning Human Myocardium into Slices
  • 02:27Decellularization of Human Myocardium Slices
  • 04:20Processing the Decellularized cECM to a Powder
  • 05:50Enzyme-based Homogenization of cECM Micro-particles
  • 06:56Results: Effective Removal of Cellular Material Enhances Analysis
  • 08:10Conclusion

Summary

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This protocol describes the complete decellularization of human myocardium while preserving its extracellular matrix components. Further processing of the extracellular matrix results in the production of microparticles and a cytoprotective self-assembling hydrogel.

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