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Published on: July 10, 2021
Photolithographic patterning of 3D-formed polycarbonate films for targeted cell guiding
Astrid F Hirschbiel1, Simone Geyer, Basit Yameen
1Soft Matter Synthesis Laboratory, Institute for Biological Interfaces (IBG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany; Preparative Macromolecular Chemistry Institut für Technische Chemie und Polymerchemie, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Engesserstr. 18, 76128, Karlsruhe, Germany.
Abstract:
A facile photolithographic platform for the design of cell-guiding polymeric substrates is introduced. Specific areas of the substrate are photo-deactivated for the subsequent growth of bioresistant polymer brushes, creating zones for cell proliferation, and protein adhesion.
