Precise Control of Cell Adhesion by Combination of Surface Chemistry and Soft Lithography

Glioma Cell Migration on Three-dimensional Nanofiber Scaffolds Is Regulated by Substrate Topography and Abolished by Inhibition of STAT3 Signaling

(2015) Paula A. Agudelo-Garcia et al.   NEOPLASIA

A Strategy for Depositing Different Types of Cells in Three Dimensions to Mimic Tubular Structures in Tissues

(2012) Bo Yuan et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Microengineered physiological biomimicry: Organs-on-Chips

(2012) Dongeun Huh et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Electrospun Fiber Template for Replica Molding of Microtopographical Neural Growth Guidance

(2012) Yingyi Liu et al.   Small

Screening of rat mesenchymal stem cell behaviour on polydimethylsiloxane stiffness gradients

(2011) Peng-Yuan Wang et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Highly Efficient Capture of Circulating Tumor Cells by Using Nanostructured Silicon Substrates with Integrated Chaotic Micromixers

(2011) Shutao Wang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Guiding the morphogenesis of dissociated newborn mouse retinal cells and hES cell-derived retinal cells by soft lithography-patterned microchannel PLGA scaffolds

(2011) Andrew C. McUsic et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Cell-Cell Interactions Mediate the Response of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells to Substrate Stiffness

(2011) Olga V. Sazonova et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Endothelial cell substrate stiffness influences neutrophil transmigration via myosin light chain kinase-dependent cell contraction

(2011) K. M. Stroka et al.   BLOOD

Isolation of rare circulating tumor cells in cancer patients: technical aspects and clinical implications

(2011) Marco Danova et al.   EXPERT REVIEW OF MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS

Role of materials surface topography on mammalian cell response

(2011) K Anselme et al.   INTERNATIONAL MATERIALS REVIEWS

Influence of substrate stiffness on circulating progenitor cell fate

(2011) Emanuela S. Fioretta et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Cell adhesion nucleation regulated by substrate stiffness: A Monte Carlo study

(2011) Xiaoling Peng et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

A microchip-based model wound with multiple types of cells

(2011) Yunyan Xie et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

A high-performance microsystem for isolating circulating tumor cells

(2011) Xiangjun Zheng et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Circulating tumor cells: the Grand Challenge

(2011) Jaap den Toonder   LAB ON A CHIP

Ensembles of engineered cardiac tissues for physiological and pharmacological study: Heart on a chip

(2011) Anna Grosberg et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Microfluidic wound-healing assay to assess the regenerative effect of HGF on wounded alveolar epithelium

(2011) Marcel Felder et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Using Self-Polymerized Dopamine to Modify the Antifouling Property of Oligo(ethylene glycol) Self-Assembled Monolayers and Its Application in Cell Patterning

(2011) Kang Sun et al.   LANGMUIR

Dynamic molecular processes mediate cellular mechanotransduction

(2011) Brenton D. Hoffman et al.   NATURE

Erratum: Addendum: Mechanical regulation of cell function with geometrically modulated elastomeric substrates

(2011) Jianping Fu et al.   NATURE METHODS

Assaying stem cell mechanobiology on microfabricated elastomeric substrates with geometrically modulated rigidity

(2011) Michael T Yang et al.   Nature Protocols

Mechanochemical model of cell migration on substrates of varying stiffness

(2011) Tanny Lai et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW E

Self-Organizing Circuit Assembly through Spatiotemporally Coordinated Neuronal Migration within Geometric Constraints

(2011) Yi Sun et al.   PLoS One

Extracellular Matrix Ligand and Stiffness Modulate Immature Nucleus Pulposus Cell-Cell Interactions

(2011) Christopher L. Gilchrist et al.   PLoS One

Chemical modification of bioinspired superhydrophobic polystyrene surfaces to control cell attachment/proliferation

(2011) Sara M. Oliveira et al.   Soft Matter

Arterial Stiffness and Stroke in Sickle Cell Disease

(2011) Cristina Belizna et al.   STROKE

A General Approach for Patterning Multiple Types of Cells Using Holey PDMS Membranes and Microfluidic Channels

(2010) Bo Yuan et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Reprogramming Directional Cell Motility by Tuning Micropattern Features and Cellular Signals

(2010) Keiichiro Kushiro et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Direct differentiation of human embryonic stem cells into selective neurons on nanoscale ridge/groove pattern arrays

(2010) Man Ryul Lee et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Ex vivo expansion of a hematopoietic stem cell on a murine stromal cell by 3D micro-pillar device

(2010) Wen-Ta Su   BIOMEDICAL MICRODEVICES

Development of neurons on micropatterns reveals that growth cone responds to a sharp change of concentration of laminin

(2010) Shige Xing et al.   ELECTROPHORESIS

A stretching device for imaging real-time molecular dynamics of live cells adhering to elastic membranes on inverted microscopes during the entire process of the stretch

(2010) Dong Wang et al.   Integrative Biology

A microfluidic platform for probing small artery structure and function

(2010) Axel Günther et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Combination of fluid and solid mechanical stresses contribute to cell death and detachment in a microfluidic alveolar model

(2010) Nicholas J. Douville et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

In Vitro Model on Glass Surfaces for Complex Interactions between Different Types of Cells

(2010) Zhenling Chen et al.   LANGMUIR

Microfluidic Permeation Printing of Self-Assembled Monolayer Gradients on Surfaces for Chemoselective Ligand Immobilization Applied to Cell Adhesion and Polarization

(2010) Brian M. Lamb et al.   LANGMUIR

Microfabricated substrates as a tool to study cell mechanotransduction

(2010) Jimmy le Digabel et al.   MEDICAL & BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING & COMPUTING

Actin and serum response factor transduce physical cues from the microenvironment to regulate epidermal stem cell fate decisions

(2010) John T. Connelly et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Contracting to stiffness

(2010) Allen Ehrlicher et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Mechanical regulation of cell function with geometrically modulated elastomeric substrates

(2010) Jianping Fu et al.   NATURE METHODS

The role of “inert” surface chemistry in marine biofouling prevention

(2010) Axel Rosenhahn et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Substrate Elasticity Regulates Skeletal Muscle Stem Cell Self-Renewal in Culture

(2010) P. M. Gilbert et al.   SCIENCE

Reconstituting Organ-Level Lung Functions on a Chip

(2010) D. Huh et al.   SCIENCE

Using self-assembled monolayers to model the extracellular matrix

(2009) Milan Mrksich   Acta Biomaterialia

Human mesenchymal stem cell differentiation on self-assembled monolayers presenting different surface chemistries

(2009) Jennifer E. Phillips et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Fabrication of Reactivated Biointerface for Dual-Controlled Reversible Immobilization of Cytochrome c

(2009) Pengbo Wan et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Patterning Mammalian Cells for Modeling Three Types of Naturally Occurring Cell-Cell Interactions

(2009) Zhenling Chen et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Using Azobenzene-Embedded Self-Assembled Monolayers To Photochemically Control Cell Adhesion Reversibly

(2009) Dingbin Liu et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Three-Dimensional Nanostructured Substrates toward Efficient Capture of Circulating Tumor Cells

(2009) Shutao Wang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Development and analysis of multi-layer scaffolds for tissue engineering

(2009) Bernke J. Papenburg et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Substrate Topography Induces a Crossover from 2D to 3D Behavior in Fibroblast Migration

(2009) Marion Ghibaudo et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Dynamic control over cell adhesive properties using molecular-based surface engineering strategies

(2009) Jort Robertus et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Surface topography induces 3D self-orientation of cells and extracellular matrix resulting in improved tissue function

(2009) Maxime D. Guillemette et al.   Integrative Biology

One-dimensional topography underlies three-dimensional fibrillar cell migration

(2009) Andrew D. Doyle et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Topographically induced self-deformation of the nuclei of cells: dependence on cell type and proposed mechanisms

(2009) Patricia M. Davidson et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN MEDICINE

Temperature-responsive intelligent interfaces for biomolecular separation and cell sheet engineering

(2009) K. Nagase et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Capture of circulating tumor cells from whole blood of prostate cancer patients using geometrically enhanced differential immunocapture (GEDI) and a prostate-specific antibody

(2009) Jason P. Gleghorn et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Perfused multiwell plate for 3D liver tissue engineering

(2009) Karel Domansky et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Impact of Order and Disorder in RGD Nanopatterns on Cell Adhesion

(2009) Jinghuan Huang et al.   NANO LETTERS

Paper-supported 3D cell culture for tissue-based bioassays

(2009) R. Derda et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Extracellular Matrix: Not Just Pretty Fibrils

(2009) R. O. Hynes   SCIENCE

Topography of Extracellular Matrix Mediates Vascular Morphogenesis and Migration Speeds in Angiogenesis

(2009) Amy L. Bauer et al.   PLoS Computational Biology

Temperature-responsive glass coverslips with an ultrathin poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) layer

(2008) K FUKUMORI et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Controlled Cell Adhesion on PEG-Based Switchable Surfaces

(2008) Erik Wischerhoff et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Preparation of thermoresponsive polymer brush surfaces and their interaction with cells

(2008) Aya Mizutani et al.   BIOMATERIALS

In vitro behavior of neural stem cells in response to different chemical functional groups

(2008) Yong-Juan Ren et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Directional control of cell motility through focal adhesion positioning and spatial control of Rac activation

(2008) Nan Xia et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

Extracellular matrix dynamics in development and regenerative medicine

(2008) W. P. Daley et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Adhesion formation of primary human osteoblasts and the functional response of mesenchymal stem cells to 330 nm deep microgrooves

(2008) M.J.P Biggs et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Fabrication of elastomer pillar arrays with modulated stiffness for cellular force measurements

(2008) S. Ghassemi et al.   JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY B

Controlled cocultures of HeLa cells and human umbilical vein endothelial cells on detachable substrates

(2008) Hirokazu Kaji et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Effect of channel geometry on cell adhesion in microfluidic devices

(2008) James V. Green et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Small functional groups for controlled differentiation of hydrogel-encapsulated human mesenchymal stem cells

(2008) Danielle S. W. Benoit et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Environmental sensing through focal adhesions

(2008) Benjamin Geiger et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY

Mechanotransduction at a distance: mechanically coupling the extracellular matrix with the nucleus

(2008) Ning Wang et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY

Microfabricated Grooved Substrates Influence Cell–Cell Communication and Osteoblast Differentiation In Vitro

(2008) George Kirmizidis et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A

Microtopography and flow modulate the direction of endothelial cell migration

(2007) P. Uttayarat et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-HEART AND CIRCULATORY PHYSIOLOGY