@inproceedings{3f615f0458ba44f5965be95c9d7fc1b8,
title = "Control of self-folding cell-laden microplates by cytoskeleton alignment to fibronectin patterns",
abstract = "We propose a method to control cell driven microplate folding by fibronectin patterning. Fibronectin patterns were printed to the plates by micro contact printing. NIH/3T3 cells were seeded at a single cell level. After adhesion, cells spread and their cytoskeleton aligned to the fibronectin pattern. The microplates were detached and folded by cell traction forces of adhered cells. Our results indicate that microplate folding is dependent 011 the fibronectin pattern. Cell traction forces can be directed by fibronectin patterning via cytoskeleton alignment. Our approach broadens fundamental research 011 cell traction forces and opens further possibilities in tissue engineering.",
keywords = "Cytoskeleton, Fibronectin patterning, Microplate, Parylene, Self-folding",
author = "Daniela Serien and Kaori Kuribayaski-Shigetomi and Shotaro Yoshida and Shoji Takeuchi",
year = "2012",
month = jan,
day = "1",
language = "English",
isbn = "9780979806452",
series = "Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2012",
publisher = "Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society",
pages = "1588--1590",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2012",
note = "16th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2012 ; Conference date: 28-10-2012 Through 01-11-2012",
}