The taming of the cell: shape-memory nanopatterns direct cell orientation

Mitsuhiro Ebara, Koichiro Uto, Naokazu Idota, John M Hoffman, Takao AoyagiBiomaterials Unit, International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Namiki, Tsukuba, JapanAbstract: We report here that the direction of aligned cells on nanop...

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Main Authors: Ebara M, Uto K, Idota N, Hoffman JM, Aoyagi T
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2014-05-01
Series:International Journal of Nanomedicine
Online Access:http://www.dovepress.com/the-taming-of-the-cell-shape-memory-nanopatterns-direct-cell-orientati-a16698