Abstract
A gelatin gel sheet was UV-irradiated to raise the gel melting temperature Tm. Three second of Tm increased proportionally to irradiation time tUV. The sheet of which Tm was larger than the culture temperature 37°C was used as a cell culture scaffold. Human fibroblast cells WI-38 adhered to the sheet and dug deeply into it regardless of tUV, while cancer cells WI-38-VA-13 formed spheroids and did not adhere to the sheet individually at high UV dose. The cell selectivity of the scaffold could be used for biological and medical studies.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2-5 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Biorheology |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Materials Science(all)
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering