Tissue-derived cell growth on hybrid sol-gel films

Chen Zolkov, David Avnir, Robert Armon*

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Abstract

Hybrid sol-gel films were developed for tissue-derived cell growth. Specifically, Buffalo green monkey kidney cells were grown on hydrophobically modified silica sol-gel thin films and on such films in which poly-L-lysine (PLL) was entrapped in order to affect surface positive charge density. Intermediate hydrophobicity was found optimal for the cell growth. The PLL-modified films enabled drastic reduction of the needed amount of serum. The developed films function better than the commonly used cell-culture polystyrene dishes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2200-2205
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Materials Chemistry
Volume14
Issue number14
DOIs
StatePublished - 21 Jul 2004

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