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Biointerfaces: Light‐Responsive Hierarchically Structured Liquid Crystal Polymer Networks for Harnessing Cell Adhesion and Migration (Adv. Mater. 27/2017)
Author(s) -
Koçer Gülistan,
ter Schiphorst Jeroen,
Hendrikx Matthew,
Kassa Hailu G.,
Leclère Philippe,
Schenning Albertus P. H. J.,
Jonkheijm Pascal
Publication year - 2017
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.201770199
Subject(s) - materials science , nanotechnology , nanoscopic scale , adhesion , polymer , liquid crystal , cell adhesion , optoelectronics , composite material
Light‐responsive liquid‐crystal polymer networks are presented by Albertus P. H. J. Schenning, Pascal Jonkheijm, and co‐workers in article number 1606407 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.