Myoblast morphology and organization on biochemically micro-patterned hydrogel coatings under cyclic mechanical strain

Biomaterials

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 250-258

  Ahmed, Wylie W ^a   Wolfram, Tobias ^b   Goldyn, Alexandra M ^b,c   Bruellhoff, Kristina ^d   Rioja, Borja Aragüés ^b   Möller, Martin ^c   Spatz, Joachim P ^b,c   Saif, Taher A ^a   Groll, Jürgen ^d   Kemkemer, Ralf ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^d RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cell adhesion; Cyclic strain; Micro patterning; Muscle cell differentiation; Passivation; Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)

Indexed keywords

ACTIN FIBERS; ADAPTIVE RESPONSE; ADHERENT CELLS; BIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS; CELL RESPONSE; CULTURE CELLS; CYCLIC STRAIN; CYCLIC TENSILE STRAIN; EXPERIMENTAL METHODS; GEOMETRIC CONSTRAINT; LINE PATTERN; MAXIMUM SHEARS; MECHANICAL FORCE; MECHANICAL STRAIN; MICRO CONTACT PRINTING; MICRO-PATTERNING; MICROPATTERNED; MICROPATTERNS; MUSCLE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; MYOBLASTS; MYOTUBES; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE (PDMS); POLYDIMETHYSILOXANE; SKELETAL MYOBLASTS; TISSUE DEVELOPMENT; VERSATILE METHODS;

ADHESION; CELL ADHESION; CELLS; HYDROGELS; MICROCHANNELS; MICROMACHINING; MUSCLE; PASSIVATION; SHEAR STRAIN; SILICONES; TENSILE STRAIN;

CELL CULTURE;

DIMETICONE; FIBRONECTIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMECHANICS; CELL ADHESION; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL STRESS; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVALENT BOND; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; HYDROGEL; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOUSE; MYOBLAST; MYOTUBE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SHAPE; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANES; HYDROGEL; MICE; MYOBLASTS; ORGANELLE SHAPE; STRESS FIBERS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 70350719219     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2009.09.047     Document Type: Article

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