2013
Influence of Chitosan Concentration on Cell Viability and Proliferation in Vitro by Changing Film Topography
Martín-López E, Nieto-Díaz M, Nieto-Sampedro M. Influence of Chitosan Concentration on Cell Viability and Proliferation in Vitro by Changing Film Topography. Journal Of Applied Biomaterials & Functional Materials 2013, 11: 151-158. PMID: 23413128, DOI: 10.5301/jabfm.2012.10449.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChitosan filmsAtomic force microscopyFilm topographyTissue engineering applicationsChitosan concentrationPolymer surface topographyNeural tissue engineeringEnvironmental scanning electron microscopyScanning electron microscopyEngineering applicationsSurface topographyTissue engineeringAFM profilesFilmsForce microscopyTopography changesVitro biological propertiesChitosan solutionElectron microscopyChitosan polymerAlkaline precipitationNatural polysaccharidesTopographyPropertiesBridgeAgar-based bridges as biocompatible candidates to provide guide cues in spinal cord injury repair.
Martín-López E, Darder M, Ruiz-Hitzky E, Nieto Sampedro M. Agar-based bridges as biocompatible candidates to provide guide cues in spinal cord injury repair. Bio-Medical Materials And Engineering 2013, 23: 405-21. PMID: 23988711, DOI: 10.3233/bme-130763.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnvironmental scanning electron microscopyScanning electron microscopyPorous structureBridge materialsBiomaterial propertiesCell ingrowthChannel linearityMixture of agarGrowth surfaceXanthan gumStability of gelsElectron microscopyEmpty channelsBiopolymer structuresPolysulfoneMatrix scaffoldsBiocompatible candidateΚ-carrageenanClosed contactBridgeMaterialsGel mixtureMixtureSpinal cord injury repairStability
2006
Gelation under dynamic conditions: A strategy for in vitro cell ordering
Doncel-Pérez E, Darder M, Martín-López E, Vázquez L, Nieto-Sampedro M, Ruiz-Hitzky E. Gelation under dynamic conditions: A strategy for in vitro cell ordering. Journal Of Materials Science: Materials In Medicine 2006, 17: 795-802. PMID: 16932860, DOI: 10.1007/s10856-006-9837-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpin-coating conditionsAtomic force microscopyNeuronal process outgrowthLow-temperature scanning electron microscopyScanning electron microscopyBiodegradable substrateRat C6 glioma cellsFluorescence microscopyCentrifugal forceCell orderingDynamic conditionsC6 glioma cellsForce microscopyProcess outgrowthAxon growthFibrin hydrogelsUniform distributionCell modelGlioma cellsC6 cellsElectron microscopy