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ABSTRACT: Statement of significance
Multilayered films based on marine-derived polysaccharides were obtained by layer-by-layer (LbL). Biological tests with human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) showed the potential of these films to tailor cell adhesion, spreading and proliferation. These multilayered films promise to be versatile and tunable model of cell adhesive and non-adhesive films.
SUBMITTER: Silva JM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5665021 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Silva Joana M JM García José R JR Reis Rui L RL García Andrés J AJ Mano João F JF
Acta biomaterialia 20170123
Understanding the mechanisms controlling cell-multilayer film interactions is crucial to the successful engineering of these coatings for biotechnological and biomedical applications. Herein, we present a strategy to tune the cell adhesive properties of multilayers based on marine polysaccharides with and without cross-linking and/or coating with extracellular matrix proteins. Chemical cross-linking of multilayers improved mechanical properties of the coatings but also elicited changes in surfac ...[more]