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- Researchers have created unique biocompatible polymer particles that can interact differently with human endothelial cells, thanks to their distinctive two-sided nature.
- These particles are made using a technique called electro-hydrodynamic co-jetting, where two different polymer solutions are combined to form the anisotropic shape.
- After forming these particles, the surface is selectively altered to enhance their functionality, making them useful for developing microstructured bio-hybrid materials.
Article Abstract
Biocompatible anisotropic polymer particles with bipolar affinity towards human endothelial cells are a novel type of building blocks for microstructured bio-hybrid materials. Functional polarity due to two biologically distinct hemispheres has been achieved by synthesis of anisotropic particles via electro-hydrodynamic co-jetting of two different polymer solutions and subsequent selective surface modification.
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