title: A mini-review: Cell response to microscale, nanoscale, and hierarchical patterning of surface structure.
abstract: Cellular behavior can be influenced by the chemical and physical surface characteristics of biomedical substrates. To understand the relationships between various topographical surface patterns and cellular activities, various types of pattern models have been developed and examined in a range of sizes (microscale, nanoscale, and hierarchical structures consisting of both) and shapes (pillar, hole, groove, grate, grid, and island). Here, we review fabrication methods for obtaining physically patterned microscale and nanoscale surfaces, and discuss the relationships between cellular responses and physically patterned surfaces, which could be applied to various biomedical scaffolds used in tissue engineering applications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bio-Mechatronic Engineering, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea.
authors.forename: HoJun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.forename: Carl G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.forename: GeunHyung
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000379:methods*; D054457:Tissue Scaffolds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials
keywords: cell adhesion; cell-material interactions; surface analysis; tissue engineering