Increased poly(dimethylsiloxane) stiffness improves viability and morphology of mouse fibroblast cells

Biochip Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 230-236

  Park, Joong Yull ^a,b   Yoo, Sung Ju ^a,c   Lee, Eun Joong ^a   Lee, Dae Ho ^a   Kim, Ji Young ^d   Lee, Sang Hoon ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c Dankook University   (South Korea)

^d Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cytocompatibility; Fibroblast; Poly (dimethylsiloxane); Stiffness; Viability

Indexed keywords

CELL GROWTH; FIBROBLASTS; GROWTH (MATERIALS); GROWTH KINETICS; MAMMALS; MICROCHANNELS; MIXING; MORPHOLOGY; STIFFNESS; STIFFNESS MATRIX; SUBSTRATES;

CELL CULTURE SUBSTRATE; CROSSLINKER; CYTOCOMPATIBILITY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRICES; FIBROBLAST CELLS; FIBROBLAST GROWTH; HIGH STIFFNESS; MIXING RATIOS; MOUSE-FIBROBLASTS; PDMS SUBSTRATE; STIFFER MATERIALS; STIFFNESS REDUCTION; SURVIVAL RATE; VIABILITY; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

CELL CULTURE;

DIMETICONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CELL SPREADING; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBROBLAST; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RIGIDITY; SURVIVAL RATE; YOUNG MODULUS;

HUMAN ECHOVIRUS 1;

EID: 79959707326     PISSN: 19760280     EISSN: 20927843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13206-010-4311-9     Document Type: Article

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