Surface modification of PDMS with PEG-SILANE for enchanced adhesion and proliferation of mesenchyml stem cells

• Main Author: Poovitha Natarajan
• Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Bioengineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/61559
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Poly(dimethylsiloxane) has gained attention in the bio-industry in the recent decade for its widely used application in the fabrication of microfluidic devices. However, PDMS surface is highly hydrophobic in nature making it less biocompatible for mammalian cell.. Three PDMS surfaces were prepared;...