A tunable scaffold of microtubular graphite for 3D cell growth

Autor: Mohammadreza Taale, Rainer Adelung, Carsten Grabosch, Matthias Mecklenburg, Ingo Paulowicz, Hannes Westerhaus, Ralph Lucius, Martina Böttner, Christine Selhuber-Unkel, Constanze Lamprecht, Karl Schulte, Arnim Schuchardt
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 24 (8): 14980-14985 (2016-06-22)
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.-Washington : ACS Publications; 2016.-S.14980-14985.
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Popis: Aerographite (AG) is a novel carbon-based material that exists as a self-supportive 3D network of interconnected hollow microtubules. It can be synthesized in a variety of architectures tailored by the growth conditions. This flexibility in creating structures presents interesting bioengineering possibilities such as the generation of an artificial extracellular matrix. Here we have explored the feasibility and potential of AG as a scaffold for 3D cell growth employing cyclic RGD (cRGD) peptides coupled to poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) conjugated phospholipids for surface functionalization to promote specific adhesion of fibroblast cells. Successful growth and invasion of the bulk material was followed over a period of 4 days.
Databáze: OpenAIRE