In cell culture applications, a synthetic extracellular matrix called poly-D-lysine (PDL) is used to encourage cell adhesion. The PDL coating on polystyrene (PS) microplates improves cell ...

the tooth anchors to the surrounding alveolar bone through the periodontal ligament (PDL), which contains extracellular matrix (ECM) and a great variety of cells such as fibroblasts, epithelial ...