Micro and nano-structured surfaces

R Barbucci, D Pasqui, A Wirsen, S Affrossman… - Journal of Materials …, 2003 - Springer
The study of cell reaction to micro and nanotopography is dependent on the method of
manufacture available. Several methods of manufacture have been developed: polymer …

Dynamic cell adhesion and migration on nanoscale grooved substrates

E Lamers, J te Riet, M Domanski, R Luttge… - European Cells and …, 2012 - research.tue.nl
Organised nanotopography mimicking the natural extracellular matrix can be used to control
morphology, cell motility, and differentiation. However, it is still unknown how specific cell …

Effects of hierarchical micro/nano-topographies on the morphology, proliferation and differentiation of osteoblast-like cells

Q Huang, TA Elkhooly, X Liu, R Zhang, X Yang… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2016 - Elsevier
Coating the surfaces of titanium-based implants with appropriate hierarchical micro/nano-
topographies resembling the structure of natural bone significantly enhances their biological …

A mini‐review: cell response to microscale, nanoscale, and hierarchical patterning of surface structure

HJ Jeon, CG Simon Jr, GH Kim - Journal of biomedical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Cellular behavior can be influenced by the chemical and physical surface characteristics of
biomedical substrates. To understand the relationships between various topographical …

Fibroblast response is enhanced by poly (L-lactic acid) nanotopography edge density and proximity

KR Milner, CA Siedlecki - International journal of nanomedicine, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
The development of scaffolds for use in tissue engineering applications requires careful
choice of macroscale properties, such as mechanical characteristics, porosity and …

Engineering substrate topography at the micro‐and nanoscale to control cell function

CJ Bettinger, R Langer… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The interaction of mammalian cells with nanoscale topography has proven to be an
important signaling modality in controlling cell function. Naturally occurring nanotopographic …

[HTML][HTML] Nanotopographical cues for regulation of macrophages and osteoclasts: emerging opportunities for osseointegration

Y He, Y Gao, Q Ma, X Zhang, Y Zhang… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Nanotopographical cues of bone implant surface has direct influences on various cell types
during the establishment of osseointegration, a prerequisite of implant bear-loading. Given …

Fibroblast response to a controlled nanoenvironment produced by colloidal lithography

MJ Dalby, MO Riehle, DS Sutherland… - … Research Part A: An …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
It is thought that by understanding how cells respond to topography, that better tissue
engineering may be achievable. An important consideration in the cellular environment is …

Spatial control of adult stem cell fate using nanotopographic cues

EH Ahn, Y Kim, SS An, J Afzal, S Lee, M Kwak, KY Suh… - Biomaterials, 2014 - Elsevier
Adult stem cells hold great promise as a source of diverse terminally differentiated cell types
for tissue engineering applications. However, due to the complexity of chemical and …

Nanoscale features influence epithelial cell morphology and cytokine production

AS Andersson, F Bäckhed, A von Euler… - Biomaterials, 2003 - Elsevier
Available, easy and fast fabrication methods of nanostructured surfaces, and the knowledge
that cells in vivo interacts with nanometer-sized structures/objects, led us to study the impact …