Preparation of micron/submicron hybrid patterns via a two-stage UV-imprint technique and their dimensional effects on cell adhesion and alignment
| Autor: | Li Jy, Chung Yc, Liao Wl, Ho Yc, Wei-Bor Tsai, Lin Fc |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Materials science
Nanostructure Photochemistry Ultraviolet Rays Biomedical Engineering Biocompatible Materials Bioengineering Molding (process) Biochemistry Biomaterials Mice chemistry.chemical_compound Cell Adhesion Animals Dimethylpolysiloxanes Methyl methacrylate Composite material Cell adhesion Curing (chemistry) chemistry.chemical_classification Tissue Engineering Tissue Scaffolds technology industry and agriculture Biomaterial General Medicine Polymer Fibroblasts chemistry NIH 3T3 Cells UV curing Biotechnology |
| Zdroj: | Biofabrication. 5:035003 |
| ISSN: | 1758-5090 1758-5082 |
| DOI: | 10.1088/1758-5082/5/3/035003 |
| Popis: | Cell adhesion, movement and proliferation on a biomaterial have been broadly explored and known to be induced by the morphology and structure of material surfaces. In order to explore the effects of hybrid structures (combination of micro- and nanofeatures on a pattern) on cell adhesion and alignment, a micro-featured mold was firstly prepared using partial UV-irradiation and the protruding top of the mold was then imprinted with nano-featured templates via successive UV irradiation. An oxygen inhibition effect was utilized in the course of UV curing and a two-step molding process, to form multiscale hybrid structures. The poly(dimethyl siloxane) (PDMS) replica of the hybrid mold was manufactured and employed to fabricate hybrid polymeric patterns for cell attachment. The underlying micro-feature was chosen to be a 25-µm-wide pattern and the nanostructures on the protrusions of the micropattern were different ruled nanogrooves, either parallel or perpendicular to the micro-featured pattern. In cell attachment measurement, 3T3 fibroblasts attached to poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) samples seemed to be preferentially located on the recessed area of the hybrid patterns; however, 3T3 fibroblasts were aligned with nano-features, no matter if the nanogrooves were parallel or perpendicular to the micro-featured patterns. The nanogroove size was found to determine the effectiveness of cell alignment. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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