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SUBMITTER: Teshima TF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5741765 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Teshima Tetsuhiko F TF Nakashima Hiroshi H Ueno Yuko Y Sasaki Satoshi S Henderson Calum S CS Tsukada Shingo S
Scientific reports 20171222 1
Multi-layered thin films with heterogeneous mechanical properties can be spontaneously transformed to realise various three-dimensional (3D) geometries. Here, we describe micro-patterned all-polymer films called micro-rolls that we use for encapsulating, manipulating, and observing adherent cells in vitro. The micro-rolls are formed of twin-layered films consisting of two polymers with different levels of mechanical stiffness; therefore they can be fabricated by using the strain engineering and ...[more]