Cell-imprinted polymers applications

Another potential application of the cell-imprinted polymers is the manufacture of tailor-made substrata for the cultivation of animal cells. These can be prepared either in the form of beads or planar surfaces, analogous perhaps to Petri dishes but containing discrete cell nests , separated by a layer of non-adhesive polymer to prevent contact between the cells (Fig. 11.6). 

Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) are of growing interest for their potential biotechnological applications. Recently, the templating processes with living yeast cells were reported107 for the preparation of ordered and... 

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