Large-scale fabrication of free-standing, micropatterned silica nanotubes via a hybrid hydrogel-templated route.

Chen, Song; Shi, Xuetao; Chinnathambi, Shanmugavel; Hanagata, Nobutaka · Adv Healthc Mater · 2013

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Free-standing, micropatterned silica nanotube membranes are in situ fabricated using a micropatterned silica-coated collagen hybrid hydrogel as template. They are substrate-free, and not only maintained their micropatterned microstructure well, but also exhibited strong cell contact guidance ability to direct cell alignment and differentiation, indicating their good potential for biomedical applications.

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