Abstract
Cellular activity is highly dependent on the extracellular environment, which is composed of surrounding cells and extracellular matrices. This focus review summarizes recent advances in chemically and physically engineered switchable substrates designed to control such cellular microenvironments by application of an external stimulus. Special attention is given to their molecular design, switching strategies, and representative examples for bioanalytical and biomedical applications.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 406-417 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Chemistry - An Asian Journal |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 Feb 1 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- cell adhesion
- cell migration
- electrochemistry
- photochemistry
- tissue engineering
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Organic Chemistry