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Layer-by-layer Synthesis and Transfer of Freestanding Conjugated Microporous Polymer Nanomembranes
Published on: December 15, 2015
Large-scale, ultrapliable, and free-standing nanomembranes
Edward Kang1, Jihee Ryoo, Gi Seok Jeong
1Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Health Science, Korea University, Seoul, 136-703, Republic of Korea.
Abstract:
The creation and characterization of large-area ultrathin highly pliable free-standing PDMS membranes and their application to the study of cellular epithelia is described. The ultra-thin membranes permitted the straight forward calculation of cell monolayer moduli, derived from measured stress-strain curves. These measurements allowed the unprecedented detection of cellular-level injury in the epithelia caused by the rupture of cell-cell tight junctions in response to stretching.
