title: [Using self-assembled monolayers to understand the interactions of surfaces with cells].
abstract: It is important to understand the interactions of surfaces with cells. Self-assembled monolayers formed on the adsorption of long-chain alkanethiols to the surface of gold or alkylsilanes to hydroxylated surfaces and their patterned surfaces permit of understanding and controlling over the surface-cell interactions at the molecular scale. The present paper reviewed the latest research in using patterned self-assembled monolayers to understand surface-cell interactions.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ying
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Tao
mesh_terms: D000473:Alkanes / Q000737:chemistry*; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D000473:Alkanes; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D011506:Proteins