The synergistic effect of biomimetic electrical stimulation and extracellular-matrix-mimetic nanopattern for upregulating cell activities.

Endogenous bioelectric signaling and the extracellular matrix (ECM) are factors that have a great effect on the performance of cellular functions. Presenting an experimental platform to confirm the synergy effects of an electrical stimulation, which simulates endogenous bioelectricity, and nanopatterns that can be precisely fabricated in various patterns sizes makes it possible to consider those factors effectively. Herein, we have performed a comparison of cellular response to each of general electrical stimulation and biomimetic electrical stimulation (BES) and demonstrated the synergy effects of electrical stimulation and ECM-mimetic nanopatterns.

Hierarchically Nanostructured CuO⁻Cu Current Collector Fabricated by Hybrid Methods for Developed Li-Ion Batteries.

We present a simple method of fabricating a hierarchically nanostructured CuO⁻Cu current collector by using laser ablation and metal mold imprinting to maximize the surface area. The laser ablation of the Cu current collector created the CuO nanostructure on the Cu-collector surface. The microstructure was transferred by subsequent imprinting of the microstructure metal mold on the Cu collector.