PEGDA hydrogels with patterned elasticity: Novel tools for the study of cell response to substrate rigidity

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 636-644

  Nemir, Stephanie ^a   Hayenga, Heather N ^b   West, Jennifer L ^a  

^a Rice University   (United States)

^b Texas A M University   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrogel; Patterning; PEGDA; Photolithography; Substrate rigidity; Substrate stiffness

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPIC STRUCTURE; CELL BEHAVIORS; CELL RESPONSE; DIACRYLATES; DUROTAXIS; KEY FACTORS; MECHANICAL GRADIENTS; MECHANICAL LOADING; MECHANICAL SIGNALS; PATTERNING; PEGDA; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHIC PATTERNING; POLYMER CHAIN LENGTH; THREE DIMENSIONS; TISSUE STIFFNESS;

BIOMECHANICS; CHAIN LENGTH; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; HYDROGELS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANISMS; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; RIGIDITY; STIFFNESS; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

SUBSTRATES;

POLY(ETHYLENE GLYCOL)DIACRYLATE; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CELL ADHESION; ELASTICITY; HYDROGEL; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL LINE; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL PROLIFERATION; ELASTICITY; HYDROGELS; MACROPHAGES; MICE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 74849102013     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.22574     Document Type: Article

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