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Freely Suspended Actin Cortex Models on Arrays of Microfabricated Pillars
Author(s) -
Roos Wouter H.,
Roth Alexander,
Konle Johannes,
Presting Hartmut,
Sackmann Erich,
Spatz Joachim P.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
chemphyschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.016
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1439-7641
pISSN - 1439-4235
DOI - 10.1002/cphc.200300712
Subject(s) - actin , pillar , nanotechnology , materials science , silicon , cortex (anatomy) , biophysics , chemistry , optoelectronics , biology , neuroscience , microbiology and biotechnology , engineering , structural engineering
Actin networking across pillar‐tops: Actin filaments have been self‐assembled onto microscopic silicon pillars, forming quasi‐two‐dimensional networks (see graphic) and creating novel possibilities for mimicking functions of the cellular actin cortex on solid‐state devices.
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