Culturing C2C12 myotubes on micromolded gelatin hydrogels accelerates myotube maturation.
Lance T DenesLance A RileyJoseph R MijaresJuan D ArboledaKendra McKeeKaryn A EsserEric T WangPublished in: Skeletal muscle (2019)
Our results suggest that growing C2C12 myotubes on micropatterned gelatin hydrogels accelerates sarcomere formation and yields a more fully matured myotube culture. Thus, the use of micropatterned hydrogels is a viable and simple approach to better model skeletal muscle biology in vitro.