%0 Journal Article
%A Seyock, Silke
%A Maybeck, Vanessa
%A Offenhäusser, Andreas
%T How to image cell adhesion on soft polymers?
%J Micron
%V 92
%@ 0047-7206
%C New York, NY [u.a.]
%I Elsevier
%M FZJ-2016-06439
%P 39-42
%D 2017
%X Here, we present a method to investigate cell adhesion on soft, non-conducting polymers that are implant candidate materials. Neuronal cells were grown on two elastomers (polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and Ecoflex®) and prepared for electron microscopy. The samples were treated with osmium tetroxide (OsO4) and uranylacetate (UrAc). Best results can be achieved when the polymers were coated with a thin iridium layer before the cell culture. This was done to emphasize the usage of soft polymers as supports for implant electrodes. A good contrast and the adhesion of the cells on soft polymers could be visualized.
%F PUB:(DE-HGF)16
%9 Journal Article
%U <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000390623600007
%$ pmid:27866099
%R 10.1016/j.micron.2016.11.002
%U https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/821201