Effects of contact guidance and gravity on L929 cell orientation

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 977-981

  Zhou, Feng ^a,b   Yuan, Lin ^b   Mei, Yan ^a   Chen, Hong ^a,b  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

cell orientation; contact guidance; gravity field; polydimethylsiloxane

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955078857     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-010-4173-5     Document Type: Article

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