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Two-Component Polymer Scaffolds for Controlled Three-Dimensional Cell Culture

  1. Franziska Klein1,2,†,
  2. Benjamin Richter2,3,†,
  3. Thomas Striebel2,3,
  4. Clemens M. Franz2,
  5. Georg von Freymann2,3,
  6. Martin Wegener2,3,4,
  7. Martin Bastmeyer1,2,*

Article first published online: 14 JAN 2011

DOI: 10.1002/adma.201004060

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Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials

Volume 23, Issue 11, pages 1341–1345, March 18, 2011

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Klein, F., Richter, B., Striebel, T., Franz, C. M., Freymann, G. v., Wegener, M. and Bastmeyer, M. (2011), Two-Component Polymer Scaffolds for Controlled Three-Dimensional Cell Culture. Adv. Mater., 23: 1341–1345. doi: 10.1002/adma.201004060

Author Information

  1. 1

    KIT (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Zoologisches Institut, Zell- und Neurobiologie, Haid-und-Neu-Straße 9, D-76131 Karlsruhe, Germany

  2. 2

    KIT (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), DFG-Center for Functional Nanostructures (CFN), Wolfgang-Gaede-Straße 1, D-76131 Karlsruhe, Germany

  3. 3

    KIT (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Institut für Angewandte Physik, Wolfgang-Gaede-Straße 1, D-76131 Karlsruhe, Germany

  4. 4

    KIT (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Institut für Nanotechnologie, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany

  1. †

    F.K. and B.R. contributed equally to this work.

*KIT (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Zoologisches Institut, Zell- und Neurobiologie, Haid-und-Neu-Straße 9, D-76131 Karlsruhe, Germany.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 14 MAR 2011
  2. Article first published online: 14 JAN 2011
  3. Manuscript Revised: 3 DEC 2010
  4. Manuscript Received: 3 NOV 2010

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Keywords:

  • composite materials;
  • microstructures;
  • tissue engineering;
  • three-dimensional lithography
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Two-component 3D polymer scaffolds with distinct mechanical and protein-binding properties are fabricated using direct laser writing. With this method, full control over the formation of cell adhesion sites and, consequently, cell shape in three dimensions can be achieved.

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