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Polyelectrolyte Coatings with a Potential for Electronic Control and Cell Sheet Engineering
Author(s) -
GuillaumeGentil O.,
Akiyama Y.,
Schuler M.,
Tang C.,
Textor M.,
Yamato M.,
Okano T.,
Vörös J.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200700758
Subject(s) - materials science , polyelectrolyte , surface engineering , nanotechnology , tissue engineering , layer (electronics) , composite material , polymer , biomedical engineering , engineering
A novel method for non‐invasive cell sheet recovery based on polyelectrolyte thin films is presented. Coatings with highly tunable properties allow for controlling the cell surface interactions or can be used as electronically switchable sacrificial layer offering a promising new tool for cell sheet based tissue engineering.