Abstract
The development of dynamic substrates that can modulate the behavior of adherent cells is important for fundamental studies in cell biology, applications in biomaterials, and engineering microsystems that combine cellular and material components. This review outlines several strategies based on physical transduction schemes (including electrical, photochemical, thermal, and mechanical forces) for designing interfaces that are active and can signal changes in the behavior of attached cells.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 180-184 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | MRS Bulletin |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 2005 |
Funding
Our work in developing dynamic sub strates has been supported by the U.S. Army, the National Science Foundation, and the National Institutes of Health.
Keywords
- Biointerfaces
- Biomaterials
- Cell biology
- Substrates
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Materials Science
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry