Micropatterning in Cell Biology, Part C

This new volume of Methods in Cell Biology looks at micropatterning in cell biology and includes chapters on protein photo-patterning on PEG with benzophenone, laser-directed cell printing and dip pen nanolithography. The cutting-edge material in this comprehensive collection is intended to guide researchers for years to come.

Section 1 Micropatterning soft substrates 1 Preparation of a Micropatterned Rigid-Soft Composite Substrate for Probing Cellular Rigidity Sensing 2 Patterned Hydrogels for Simplified Measurement of Cell Traction Forces 3 Micropatterning Hydroxy-PAAm Hydrogels and Sylgard 184 Silicone Elastomers with Tunable Elastic Moduli 4 The Facile Generation of 2-dimensional Stiffness Maps in Durotactic Cell Platforms Through Thickness Projections of 3-dimensional Submerged Topography 5 Micropatterning on Micropost Arrays 6 Development of Micropatterned Cell-Sensing Surfaces 7 Microfluidic Patterning of Protein Gradients on Biomimetic Hydrogel Substrates

Section 2 Cell and tissue micropatterning in 3D 8 Micropatterning of Poly(ethylene glycol) Diacrylate Hydrogels 9 Curved and Folded Micropatterns in 3D Cell Culture and Tissue Engineering 10 Cell Migration in Confined Environments 11 Micro-patterned Porous Membranes for Combinatorial Cell-based Assays 12 Micropatterning Cells on Permeable Membrane Filters 13 Microfabrication of a Platform to Measure and Manipulate the Mechanics of Engineered Microtissues 14 Methods for 2D Cell Confinement 15 Benzophenone-based Photochemical Micropatterning of Biomolecules to Create Model Substrates and Instructive Biomaterials