TY - GEN
T1 - Active surface wrinkling influences cell migration behavior and control
AU - Brasch, M. E.
AU - Henderson, J. H.
AU - Manning, M. L.
AU - Deakin, N.
AU - Turner, C. E.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 IEEE.
PY - 2015/6/2
Y1 - 2015/6/2
N2 - Dynamic reorganization of a cell's local microenvironment has been shown to critically alter migration, adhesion, and morphological behaviors in vivo during development, wound healing, and disease. While static microenvironments with patterned topographies, stiffness variations, or chemical gradients have been used to characterize cell responses in vitro, they are incapable of capturing the dynamic functionality of extracellular matrix naturally seen in the body. Here, we use a thermally responsive class of materials, shape memory polymers (SMPs), to dynamically manipulate the topographical environment cells experience. By providing physical manipulation of the microenvironment, we demonstrate the ability to control cell migratory behavior in response to a dynamic topographical change provided by SMPs.
AB - Dynamic reorganization of a cell's local microenvironment has been shown to critically alter migration, adhesion, and morphological behaviors in vivo during development, wound healing, and disease. While static microenvironments with patterned topographies, stiffness variations, or chemical gradients have been used to characterize cell responses in vitro, they are incapable of capturing the dynamic functionality of extracellular matrix naturally seen in the body. Here, we use a thermally responsive class of materials, shape memory polymers (SMPs), to dynamically manipulate the topographical environment cells experience. By providing physical manipulation of the microenvironment, we demonstrate the ability to control cell migratory behavior in response to a dynamic topographical change provided by SMPs.
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U2 - 10.1109/NEBEC.2015.7117055
DO - 10.1109/NEBEC.2015.7117055
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84941114114
T3 - 2015 41st Annual Northeast Biomedical Engineering Conference, NEBEC 2015
BT - 2015 41st Annual Northeast Biomedical Engineering Conference, NEBEC 2015
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2015 41st Annual Northeast Biomedical Engineering Conference, NEBEC 2015
Y2 - 17 April 2015 through 19 April 2015
ER -