Polymer microarrays: identification of substrates for phagocytosis assays.

Biomaterials

School of Medicine, University of Southampton, Mail Point 824, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, Hants SO16 6YD, UK.

Published: October 2006

A polymer microarray of 120 polyurethanes was used to identify polymers that promoted the adhesion of bone marrow dendritic cells (BMDC). Identified polymers were coated onto glass cover slips and shown to be efficient substrates for the immobilisation of these primary cells, which underwent efficient phagocytosis while still presumably maintaining their immature state.

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