| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1647479 | Materials Letters | 2012 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Living cell cultures exhibit improved adhesion on polymer surfaces engineered with nano-scale structures as compared to their flat counterparts. During fabrication their polymer-chain structure can be altered, thus affecting their mechanical properties. Here, we demonstrate using atomic-force-microscope nanoindentation that the modulus of nanostructured PDMS is doubled, while that of nanostructured ORMOCER increases by an order of magnitude, when compared to their flat counterparts.
► Mechanical properties of polymers. ► The surface had a nanostructure. ► AFM nanoindentation was employed.
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Authors
Bin Tang, Katerina E. Aifantis, Alfonso H.W. Ngan,