title: Fibroblast adhesion on unidirectional polymeric nanofilms.
abstract: Nanotextured polymeric surfaces with inclined rods reveal highly anisotropic properties concerning wetting and adhesion. In this work, we report on the interaction of fibroblast cells with these highly anisotropic materials. The authors quantified removal of adherent cells from such surfaces by a laminar flow. The critical shear force needed for cell removal from the surface depends on the inclination direction. Based on electron microscopy cross sections we deduce that interactions of cellular filopodia extending into the nanotextured surface are causing the direction depending removal.
authors.affiliation: Applied Physical Chemistry, University of Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: Christof
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Christophis
authors.forename: Koray
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sekeroglu
authors.forename: Gokhan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Demirel
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Thome
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grunze
authors.forename: Melik C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Demirel
authors.forename: Axel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rosenhahn
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000187:drug effects; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000648:ultrastructure; D044085:Microfluidics; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011108:Polymers / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D011554:Pseudopodia / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D012212:Rheology / Q000187:drug effects; D014992:Xylenes / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D011108:Polymers; D014992:Xylenes