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Switching the Stiffness of Polyelectrolyte Assembly by Light to Control Behavior of Supported Cells

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MACROMOLECULAR BIOSCIENCE
Volume 16, Issue 10, Pages 1422-1431

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WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/mabi.201600127

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actuation; layer-by-layer assembly; polyelectrolytes; stimuli-responsive materials; TiO2

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Polyelectrolyte block copolymer micelles assembled thin film is switched in response to local photocatalytic reactions on titanium dioxide, resulting in a layer of variable height, stiffness in response to visible light irradiation. Preosteoblasts migrate toward stiffer side of the substrates.

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