FIGURE 2
Phase images of astrocytes on soft (A) and hard (B) LN-coated PA gels 2 days after plating on gels. Astrocytes on soft gels are smaller and less spread than on hard gels. Cultures of dissociated embryonic cortices at 2 days in vitro on soft (C) and hard (D) gels show insignificant differences between neurons on the two gels. Scale bars, 50 μm (A,B) and 25 μm (C,D).