Cell Adhesion Micropatterning by Plasma Treatment of Alginate Coated Surfaces

Plasmas and Polymers

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 89-101

  Morra, Marco ^a   Cassinelli, Clara ^a  

^a Nobil Bio Ricerche Srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alginate; Cell adhesion; Micropatterning; Plasma; Polysaccharides; Surface modification; Wettability

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; COATING TECHNIQUES; FABRICATION; HYDROPHILICITY; PLASMAS; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROTEINS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; SURFACE TREATMENT; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CELL ADHESION; MICROPATTERNING; WETTABILITY;

CELLS;

EID: 1942505933     PISSN: 10840184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016250718123     Document Type: Article

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