TY  - JOUR
AU  - Seyock, Silke
AU  - Maybeck, Vanessa
AU  - Offenhäusser, Andreas
TI  - How to image cell adhesion on soft polymers?
JO  - Micron
VL  - 92
SN  - 0047-7206
CY  - New York, NY [u.a.]
PB  - Elsevier
M1  - FZJ-2016-06439
SP  - 39-42
PY  - 2017
AB  - 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.
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
UR  - <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000390623600007
C6  - pmid:27866099
DO  - DOI:10.1016/j.micron.2016.11.002
UR  - https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/821201
ER  -