Micro- and Nanoengineering of the Cell Surface

Chapter 13

Molecular Engineering of Cell and Tissue Surfaces with Polymer Thin Films

John T. Wilson¹ and Elliot L. Chaikof²,    ¹Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA,    ²Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Wyss Institute for Biological Inspired Engineering of Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA

Engineering of polymer thin films has long provided a powerful approach for exquisitely controlling the interfacial properties of diverse materials, and, hence, offers enormous potential as a tool for cell surface engineering. However, most conventional film fabrication methods and polymeric constituents impose a number ...