Substrate engineering for steering cell growth is a wide and well-established area of research in the field of modern biotechnology. Here we introduce a micromachining technique to pattern an inert and transparent polymer matrix blended with a photoactive polymer. We demonstrate that the obtained scaffold combines the capability to align with that to photostimulate living cells. This technology can open up new and promising applications, especially where cell alignment is required to trigger specific biological functions, e.g., generate powerful and efficient muscle contractions following an external stimulus.
A Polymer Blend Substrate for Skeletal Muscle Cells Alignment and Photostimulation / Vurro, Vito; Scaccabarozzi, Alberto Davide; Lodola, Francesco; Storti, Filippo; Marangi, Fabio; Ross, Aaron Michael; Paternò, Giuseppe Maria; Scotognella, Francesco; Criante, Luigino; Caironi, Mario; Lanzani, Guglielmo. - In: ADVANCED PHOTONICS RESEARCH. - ISSN 2699-9293. - STAMPA. - 2:2(2021). [10.1002/adpr.202000103]
A Polymer Blend Substrate for Skeletal Muscle Cells Alignment and Photostimulation
Scotognella, Francesco;
2021
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Substrate engineering for steering cell growth is a wide and well-established area of research in the field of modern biotechnology. Here we introduce a micromachining technique to pattern an inert and transparent polymer matrix blended with a photoactive polymer. We demonstrate that the obtained scaffold combines the capability to align with that to photostimulate living cells. This technology can open up new and promising applications, especially where cell alignment is required to trigger specific biological functions, e.g., generate powerful and efficient muscle contractions following an external stimulus.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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