Engineering Cellular Response Using Nanopatterned Bulk Metallic Glass
Padmanabhan J, Kinser ER, Stalter MA, Duncan-Lewis C, Balestrini JL, Sawyer AJ, Schroers J, Kyriakides TR. Engineering Cellular Response Using Nanopatterned Bulk Metallic Glass. ACS Nano 2014, 8: 4366-4375. PMID: 24724817, PMCID: PMC4046793, DOI: 10.1021/nn501874q.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiocompatible MaterialsBiomechanical PhenomenaCell AdhesionCell SurvivalCollagenCytoskeletonFibroblastsFibronectinsForeign-Body ReactionGlassGTP PhosphohydrolasesHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsHumansMetalsMiceMicroscopy, FluorescenceNanostructuresNanotechnologyNIH 3T3 CellsProtein EngineeringRhoA GTP-Binding ProteinConceptsBulk metallic glassCellular responsesFeature sizeMetallic glassesFocal adhesion densityCell traction forcesCytoskeletal remodelingFIB-SEM techniqueSubstrate stiffnessBiomechanical cuesThermoplastic formingMolecular pathwaysCell typesVersatile fabricationNondimensional analysisSubstrate nanotopographyCellular morphologyCell morphologyBiocompatible materialsCell functionForeign body responseNanoscale precisionCell sizeTissue repairFibroblasts