Growth Factor Influence on Myoblastic Cells Attached to a Novel Polymer Erin Falco In collaboration with Professor John P. Fisher, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; and J. Scott Rother, University of Maryland Medical School

Objective
Determine the percent attachment of myoblastic cells to EHD networks over time. Investigate the effect of adding IGF-1 to the culture media on cell attachment to the EHD networks.

Results
1) Well dispersed 6 nm a-phase Fe nanoparticles were successfully synthesized, and 2) The particle diameter is greatly affected by Pd seeds and pH of the solution.

Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the University of Maryland, the Minta-Martin Foundation and the National Science Foundation. We would also like to thank Aubrey Francisco of Syracuse University and Eve Rubinstein of the University of Maryland for their contributions to this work.