This study demonstrates the effect of substrate's geometrical cues on viability and the efficacy of an anti-cancer drug, doxorubicin (DOX), on breast cancer cells. It is hypothesized that the surface topographical properties can mediate the cellular drug intake. Pseudo-three dimensional (3D) platforms were fabricated using imprinting technique from polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA) hydrogel to recapitulate topography of cells' membranes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe DNA molecule is the most evolved and most complex molecule created by nature. The primary role of DNA in medicine is long-term storage of genetic information. Genetic modifying is one of the most critical challenges that scientists face.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Eringen's nonlocal elasticity theory is employed to examine the free vibration of a rotating cantilever single-layer graphene sheet (SLGS) under low and high temperature conditions. The governing equations of motion and the related boundary conditions are obtained through Hamilton's principle based on the first-order shear deformation theory (FSDT) of nanoplates. The generalized differential quadrature method (GDQM) is utilized to solve the nondimensional equations of motion.
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