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Creating Two-Dimensional Patterned Substrates for Protein and Cell Confinement
Published on: September 6, 2011
Recycling and reusing patterned self-assembled monolayers for cell culture
Dawn M Johnson1, Joshua A Maurer
1Department of Chemistry and Center for Materials Innovation, Washington University in St. Louis, Campus Box 1134, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA.
Abstract:
Patterned self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) have been widely utilized for the study of cellular growth and behavior. While microcontact printing is a straightforward method of producing patterned substrates, the process is time consuming and requires the use of many techniques and specialized equipment. Here we present a method by which patterned substrates can be reused up to 15 times, saving both time and valuable resources.
