Manufacturing a nanometre scale surface topography with varying surface chemistry to assess the combined effect on cell behaviour

International Journal of Nano and Biomaterials

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 320-338

  Cousins, Brian G ^a   Zekonyte, Jurgita ^a   Doherty, Patrick J ^a   Garvey, Michael J ^a   Williams, Rachel L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cell interactions; cell morphology; cell proliferation; colloidal silica; nanoparticles; organosilanes; surface analysis; surface modification

Indexed keywords

EID: 50949124764     PISSN: 17528933     EISSN: 17528941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2008.016878     Document Type: Article

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