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Fabrication of Micropatterned Hydrogels for Neural Culture Systems using Dynamic Mask Projection Photolithography
Published on: February 11, 2011
Fabrication of pocket-like hydrogel microstructures through photolithography
Kimio Sumaru1, Toshiyuki Takagi, Kana Morishita
1Biotechnology Research Institute for Drug Discovery (BRD), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba Central 5th, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8565, Japan. k.sumaru@aist.go.jp.
Abstract:
Photolithographic fabrication of unique microstructures composed of flexible hydrogel sheets is proposed and demonstrated by using photo-acid-generating poly(methyl methacrylate). Crosslinking of a hydroxyl-rich polymer and lifting off of the crosslinked polymer layer from the substrate are controlled respectively in an area-selective manner upon micropatterned light irradiation, and various pocket-like microstructures are fabricated resultantly.
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