The influence of substrate stiffness on the behavior and functions of Schwann cells in culture

Biomaterials

Volumn 33, Issue 28, 2012, Pages 6672-6681

  Gu, Yun ^a   Ji, Yawei ^a   Zhao, Yahong ^a   Liu, Yan ^a   Ding, Fei ^a   Gu, Xiaosong ^a   Yang, Yumin ^a  

^a NANTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Migration; Neurotrophic actions; Proliferation; Schwann cells; Substrate stiffness

Indexed keywords

CYTOSKELETONS; ELASTIC MODULUS VALUES; GLIAL CELLS; MICROENVIRONMENTS; MIGRATION; NERVE GRAFTS; NERVE TISSUE ENGINEERING; NEUROTROPHIC; NEW PARAMETERS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; POLYACRYLAMIDE GELS; PROLIFERATION; SCHWANN CELLS; SOLID TISSUES;

ADHESION; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADATION; CELL ADHESION; CELL CULTURE; CELLS; NEURONS; STIFFNESS; SUBSTRATES; TISSUE;

SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY);

POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; TISSUE SCAFFOLD;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADABILITY; CELL ADHESION; CELL CULTURE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; GLIA CELL; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RIGIDITY; SCHWANN CELL; TISSUE ENGINEERING; YOUNG MODULUS;

ACRYLIC RESINS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CELL ADHESION; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLULAR MICROENVIRONMENT; CYTOSKELETON; ELASTIC MODULUS; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE TISSUE; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RATS; SCHWANN CELLS; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS;

EID: 84864000744     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: 18785905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2012.06.006     Document Type: Article

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