Abstract:Several researches have demonstrated that synthetic hydrogels can mimic the mechanical and physicochemical properties of native extracellular matrices and act as cell‐scaffold. The biointerface can influence over tissue activities such as adhesion, signaling, cell–cell communications, and proliferation. In this work, the behavior of human embryonic kidney cells (HEK293) in contact with hydrogel surfaces based on poly‐N‐isopropylacrylamide (PNIPAM) and copolymers is studied. Ionic and neutral hydrogel surfaces … Show more
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