Liquid crystalline substrates for culturing cells

The present invention is directed to liquid crystalline substrates useful in the culture of cells and methods of their use. In certain embodiments, the invention provides methods and devices for imaging changes (e.g., reorganization) of extracellular matrix components by living cells.

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Main Authors Abbott, Nicholas L, Mohr, Jeffrey C, Murphy, Christopher J, Huang, Elise, DePablo, Juan J, Lockwood, Nathan A, Palecek, Sean P
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 17.01.2012
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Summary:The present invention is directed to liquid crystalline substrates useful in the culture of cells and methods of their use. In certain embodiments, the invention provides methods and devices for imaging changes (e.g., reorganization) of extracellular matrix components by living cells.