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Macromol. Biosci. 3/2011
Author(s) -
Nagase Kenichi,
Watanabe Minami,
Kikuchi Akihiko,
Yamato Masayuki,
Okano Teruo
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
macromolecular bioscience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.924
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1616-5195
pISSN - 1616-5187
DOI - 10.1002/mabi.201190008
Subject(s) - cover (algebra) , polymer science , adhesion , adhesive , polymer , polymer brush , front cover , brush , polymer chemistry , materials science , chemistry , polymerization , nanotechnology , composite material , layer (electronics) , mechanical engineering , engineering
Front Cover: The cover image shows thermoresponsive polymer brushes with various graft densities and chain lengths prepared by ATRP along with their cell adhesive properties. Cell adhesion was enhanced by diluting the polymer brush density, due to the exposure of grafted hydrophobic groups on the outer surfaces. These unique properties are valuable for designing novel biointerfaces. Further details can be found in the article by K. Nagase, M. Watanabe, A. Kikuchi, M. Yamato, and T. Okano * on page 400 .