Cellular Interactions on Hierarchical Poly(ε-caprolactone) Nanowire Micropatterns
Cellular Interactions on Hierarchical Poly(ε-caprolactone) Nanowire Micropatterns
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DOI:
10.1021/am301013e
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发表时间:
2012-09-01
影响因子:
9.5
通讯作者:
Gan, Zhihua
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作者:
Du, Ke;Gan, Zhihua
A double template method to fabricate poly(epsilon-caprolactone) (PCL) hierarchical patterned nanowires with highly ordered nano- and microscaled topography was developed in this study. The topography of PCL film with a patterned nanowire surface can be easily and well controlled by changing the template and melting time of PCL film on the templates. The surface morphology, water contact angle, protein adsorption, and cell growth behavior on the PCL films with different surface structures were well studied. The results revealed that the PCL nanowire arrays and the hierarchical patterned nanowires showed higher capability of protein adsorption and better cell growth than the PCL film with smooth surface. Typically, the PCL surface with hierarchical nanowire patterns was most favorable for cell attachment and proliferation. The present study was innovative at fabrication of polymer substrates with hierarchical architecture of nanowires inside microscaled islands to gain insight into the cell response to this unique topography and to develop a new method of constructing the bionic surface for tissue engineering applications.