Biointerfaces: Light‐Responsive Hierarchically Structured Liquid Crystal Polymer Networks for Harnessing Cell Adhesion and Migration (Adv. Mater. 27/2017). Issue 27 (July 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Koçer, Gülistan; ter Schiphorst, Jeroen; Hendrikx, Matthew; Kassa, Hailu G.; Leclère, Philippe; Schenning, Albertus P. H. J.; Jonkheijm, Pascal
• Is Part Of: Advanced materials. Volume 29:Issue 27(2017)
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• Publication Date: 2017-07
• Subjects: biointerfaces -- cell–biomaterial interactions -- liquid crystals -- stimuli‐responsive topographies; Materials -- Periodicals; Chemical vapor deposition -- Periodicals; 620.11
• DOI: 10.1002/adma.201770199
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0935-9648

Abstract

Abstract : Light‐responsive liquid‐crystal polymer networks are presented by Albertus P. H. J. Schenning, Pascal Jonkheijm, and co‐workers in article number1606407 as new hierarchically structured biointerfaces. Micrometer‐scale topographical cues with simultaneous changes in nanoscale roughness lead to materials that harness cell adhesion and migration. In situ, dynamic control of cell behavior on biomaterials and interfaces improves their performance to be analogous to natural cellular microenvironments.