Endothelial cell responses in terms of adhesion, proliferation, and morphology to stiffness of polydimethylsiloxane elastomer substrates

• Main Authors: Ataollahi, F., Pramanik, S., Moradi, A., Dalilottojari, A., Pingguan-Murphy, Belinda, Wan Abas, Wan Abu Bakar, Abu Osman, Noor Azuan
• Format: Article
• Published: Wiley Black 2015
• Subjects: T Technology (General); TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/15718/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24733741

Extracellular environments can regulate cell behavior because cells can actively sense their mechanical environments. This study evaluated the adhesion, proliferation and morphology of endothelial cells on polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)/alumina (Al2O3) composites and pure PDMS. The substrates were prep...