3D Insert™-PS is made from polystyrene, the same material as that of tissue culture plate. The combination of transparency of the material and the porous structure design of 3D Insert™-PS allows researchers to monitor the cell growth under inverted light microscope without the need of using sophisticated equipment.

3D Insert™-PCL and 3D Insert™-PLGA are made from polymer polycaprolactone (PCL) and poly(DL-lactide-co-glycolide) (PDLLGA) 75/25, respectively. Both PCL and PDLLGA are biodegradable polymers which are useful for tissue engineering researchers. They have been used as scaffolds in the following specific areas (see a list of references here):

• Bone/cartilage
• Cardiovascular
• Nerve
• Skin
• Tendon/ligament
• Liver

SEM micrograph of 7F2 mouse osteoblast cultured on PCL 3D Insert™ at Day 7