TY - GEN
T1 - Exploiting shape memory to study the effect of change in fiber alignment on cancer cell motility
AU - Wang, J.
AU - Henderson, J. H.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 IEEE.
PY - 2015/6/2
Y1 - 2015/6/2
N2 - Extracellular matrix (ECM) architecture can play a critical role in cell motility during disease pathogenesis, including that of cancer. Aligned collagen fibers have previously been used to study the effect of ECM architecture on cancer cell motility. Due in part to the stasis of such in vitro model systems, the relationship between changes in ECM architecture and cell motility remains poorly understood. The goal of the present study was to establish a model system to study the effect of change in fiber alignment on cell motility. We present a model system that employs a programmable shape memory electrospun scaffold and automated cell tracking and show that changes in fiber alignment can direct cell motility.
AB - Extracellular matrix (ECM) architecture can play a critical role in cell motility during disease pathogenesis, including that of cancer. Aligned collagen fibers have previously been used to study the effect of ECM architecture on cancer cell motility. Due in part to the stasis of such in vitro model systems, the relationship between changes in ECM architecture and cell motility remains poorly understood. The goal of the present study was to establish a model system to study the effect of change in fiber alignment on cell motility. We present a model system that employs a programmable shape memory electrospun scaffold and automated cell tracking and show that changes in fiber alignment can direct cell motility.
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U2 - 10.1109/NEBEC.2015.7117134
DO - 10.1109/NEBEC.2015.7117134
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84941112246
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 -