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High-Throughput Investigation of Cell Proliferation on Crystalline Polymers

Published

Author(s)

N. R. Washburn, S B. Kennedy, Carl Simon Jr., K Yamada, Eric J. Amis

Abstract

The results of our investigation of cell proliferation on crystalline polymers will be presented. The goal of the research is to investigate how cells respond to nanometer scale roughness, and crystallizing poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA) was a convenient system on which to study this. It appears that substrate roughness can strongly influence the rate of proliferation of cells. Enzyme-linked immunofluorescent assays were performed to investigate whether there is any significant change in the concentration or conformation of adsorbed attachment proteins such as vitronectin or fibronectin and found none. It appears that these cells are responding strictly to the surface topography.
Volume
19(8)
Conference Dates
April 1, 2003
Conference Location
Undefined
Conference Title
Transactions of the Society for Biomaterials

Keywords

cell-material interactions, high-throughput methodologies, polymers

Citation

Washburn, N. , Kennedy, S. , Simon Jr., C. , Yamada, K. and Amis, E. (2003), High-Throughput Investigation of Cell Proliferation on Crystalline Polymers, Transactions of the Society for Biomaterials, Undefined, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=852104 (Accessed April 26, 2024)
Created March 31, 2003, Updated October 12, 2021