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Macromol. Biosci. 9/2011
Author(s) -
Poellmann Michael J.,
Barton Kira L.,
Mishra Sandipan,
Johnson Amy J. Wagoner
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.201190025
Subject(s) - fibronectin , polymer science , polyacrylamide , substrate (aquarium) , self healing hydrogels , computer graphics (images) , art , nanotechnology , biophysics , art history , chemistry , materials science , biology , computer science , cell , polymer chemistry , ecology , biochemistry
Front Cover: Hydrogels and patterned substrates are increasingly used to study the influence of microenvironment on cell function. Here, we use E‐Jet to pattern polyacrylamide with proteins as a rapid, flexible approach to creating platforms for studying cell behavior. The image depicts fibronectin ink droplets on a polyacrylamide substrate. Spot sizes as small as 5 μm can be printed and used to constrain single cells. Further details can be found in the article by M. J. Poellmann, K. L. Barton, S. Mishra, and A. J. Wagoner Johnson * on page 1164 . Image credit: Jeremy Miller, Ryan Durdle, and Alex Jerez of the ITG Visualization Lab.