Synthetic surfaces for culturing stem cell derived cardiomyocytes
Synthetic surfaces suitable for culturing stem cell derived cardiomyocytes contain acrylate polymers formed from one or more acrylate monomers. The acrylate surfaces, in many cases, are suitable for culturing stem cell derived cardiomyocytes in chemically defined media.
1. A cell culture comprising a beating cell expressing Nkx2.5 disposed on a surface comprising a diacrylate or a dimethacrylate.
2. The cell culture of claim 1 wherein the beating cell expressing Nkx2.5 is derived from a culture of pluripotent stem cells.
3. The cell culture of claim 1 , wherein the beating cell expressing Nkx2.5 is a human cell.
4. The cell culture of claim 1 , wherein the dimethacrylate is glycerol dimethacrylate.
5. The cell culture of claim 1 , wherein the diacrylate is poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate.
6. The cell culture of claim 1 , wherein the dimethacrylate is 1,4-butanediol dimethacrylate.