| Literature DB >> 28090330 |
Junmin Lee1, Meredith N Silberstein2, Amr A Abdeen1, Sang Yup Kim3, Kristopher A Kilian1.
Abstract
Poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogels with disulfide linkages are functionalized through applied force. Compression or tension induces bond rupture at the relatively weak disulfide linkages, which will subsequently react through Michael-type addition with an acceptor molecule within the gel. We demonstrate the utility of this approach by patterning cell adhesion proteins through compression of a lithographically structured stamp, where cells predominately adhere to the compressed regions.Entities:
Year: 2016 PMID: 28090330 PMCID: PMC5228622 DOI: 10.1039/C6MH00091F
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mater Horiz ISSN: 2051-6347 Impact factor: 13.266