Area-Specific Cell Stimulation via Surface-Mediated Gene Transfer Using Apatite-Based Composite Layers
Yushin Yazaki 1,2, Ayako Oyane 2, Yu Sogo3, Atsuo Ito3, Atsushi Yamazaki1 and Hideo Tsurushima 2,4
1 Department of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan
2 Nanomaterials Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Central 4, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8562, Japan
3 Health Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Central 6, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8566, Japan
4 Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennoudai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2015, 16(4), 8294-8309
Samco bench-top RIE etcher was used for plasma treatment of polystyrene substrates before coating with amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP).