Surfaces
Factors affecting cell/tissue responses
Hydrophobicity/hydrophilicity
Left image obtained from www.labkorea.com/products/cam/astp/astp_mainpage.html, right image obtained from www.sabreen.com/surface_wetting_pretreatment.html
For example:
- CH3 groups are hydrophobic
- COOH groups are hydrophilic
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