Enhancement of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) adhesion, proliferation and long-term cell growth on PDMS surfaces : the interplay between different substratum physical properties

• Main Author: Heng, Zhi Ting
• Other Authors: Wang Dongan
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/68099
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is a popular biomaterial used for microscale-cell analysis in microfluidic chips as a result of its numerous advantages such as low toxicity level, ease of modification and biocompatibility. However, the innate hydrophobicity of PDMS poses a problem for cell binding on...