Novel Wet Micro-Contact Deprinting Method for Patterning Gold Nanoparticles on PEG-Hydrogels and Thereby Controlling Cell Adhesion

Novel Wet Micro-Contact Deprinting Method for Patterning Gold Nanoparticles on PEG-Hydrogels and Thereby Controlling Cell Adhesion

In the present work we introduce a novel method to create linear and rectangular micro-patterns of gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) on poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) hydrogels. The strategy consists of removing Au NPs from defined regions of the silicon wafer by virtue of the swelling effect of the hydrogel...

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Main Authors: Cigdem Yesildag, Christoph Bartsch, Gonzalo de Vicente, Marga C. Lensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-05-01
Series:Polymers
Subjects:
gold nanoparticles
poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogel
micro-patterning
swelling
deprinting
cell adhesion
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/9/5/176

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