Micropatterning on micropost arrays

Methods in Cell Biology

Volumn 121, Issue , 2014, Pages 61-73

  Sniadecki, Nathan J ^a,b   Han, Sangyoon J ^a   Ting, Lucas H ^a   Feghhi, Shirin ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell cell junctions; Mechanobiology; Mechanotransduction; Microcontact printing; Micropillars; Microposts; Nanoposts; Traction forces; Tugging forces

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; EPOXIDE; MICROPILLARS; POLYMER; SU 8 COMPOUND; SU-8 COMPOUND;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL CULTURE; CELL-CELL JUNCTIONS; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANOBIOLOGY; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; METHODOLOGY; MICROCONTACT PRINTING; MICROPOSTS; MICROTECHNOLOGY; NANOPOSTS; PHYSIOLOGY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TRACTION FORCES; TUGGING FORCES;

CELL-CELL JUNCTIONS; MECHANOBIOLOGY; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; MICROCONTACT PRINTING; MICROPILLARS; MICROPOSTS; NANOPOSTS; TRACTION FORCES; TUGGING FORCES;

ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELLS, CULTURED; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; EPOXY COMPOUNDS; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; MICROTECHNOLOGY; POLYMERS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 84894031195     PISSN: 0091679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-800281-0.00005-1     Document Type: Chapter

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