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Nathan J Sniadecki1, Sangyoon J Han2, Lucas H Ting2, Shirin Feghhi2.
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Micropatterning of cells can be used in combination with microposts to control cell shape or cell-to-cell interaction while measuring cellular forces. The protocols in this chapter describe how to make SU8 masters for stamps and microposts, how to use soft lithography to replicate these structures in polydimethylsiloxane, and how to functionalize the surface of the microposts for cell attachment.Entities:
Keywords: Cell–cell junctions; Mechanobiology; Mechanotransduction; Microcontact printing; Micropillars; Microposts; Nanoposts; Traction forces; Tugging forces
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24560503 DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-800281-0.00005-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Methods Cell Biol ISSN: 0091-679X Impact factor: 1.441