Cell Interactions with Biomaterials Gradients and Arrays

Title: Cell Interactions with Biomaterials Gradients and Arrays

Volume: 12 Issue: 6

Author(s): Carl G. Simon Jr., Yanyin Yang, Vinoy Thomas, Shauna M. Dorsey and Abby W. Morgan

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Keywords: Biomaterials, cell adhesion, cell-material interactions, combinatorial screening, gradient, hydrogel, microarray, polymer, tissue engineering

Abstract: Gradients and arrays have become very useful to the fields of tissue engineering and biomaterials. Both gradients and arrays make efficient platforms for screening cell response to biomaterials. Graded biomaterials also have functional applications and make useful substrates for fundamental studies of cell phenomena such as migration. This article will review the use of gradients and arrays in tissue engineering and biomaterials research, with a focus on cellular and biologic responses.

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Simon Jr. G. Carl, Yang Yanyin, Thomas Vinoy, Dorsey M. Shauna and Morgan W. Abby, Cell Interactions with Biomaterials Gradients and Arrays, Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening 2009; 12 (6) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138620709788681961