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ArticleJournal of nanobiotechnology2021

Optically transparent vertical silicon nanowire arrays for live-cell imaging.

Roey Elnathan, Andrew W Holle, Jennifer Young, Marina A George, Omri Heifler, Andriy Goychuk, Erwin Frey, Ralf Kemkemer, Joachim P Spatz, Alon Kosloff and 2 more

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Article in Journal of nanobiotechnology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Roey Elnathan *Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, Vic, 3052, Australia. roey.elnathan@monash.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0654-0097
Andrew W Holle *Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Republic of Singapore.
Jennifer Young *Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Republic of Singapore.
Marina A GeorgeDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, 22 Alliance Lane, Clayton, Vic, 3168, Australia.
Omri HeiflerSchool of Chemistry, The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Andriy GoychukArnold Sommerfeld Center for Theoretical Physics and Center for NanoScience, Department of Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 80333, Munich, Germany.
Erwin FreyArnold Sommerfeld Center for Theoretical Physics and Center for NanoScience, Department of Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 80333, Munich, Germany.
Ralf KemkemerDepartment of Cellular Biophysics, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
Joachim P SpatzDepartment of Cellular Biophysics, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
Alon KosloffSchool of Chemistry, The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. alonkosloff@gmail.com.
Fernando PatolskySchool of Chemistry, The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. fernando@post.tau.ac.il.
Nicolas H VoelckerFaculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, Vic, 3052, Australia. nicolas.voelcker@monash.edu.

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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Programmable nano-bio interfaces driven by tuneable vertically configured nanostructures have recently emerged as a powerful tool for cellular manipulations and interrogations. Such interfaces have strong potential for ground-breaking advances, particularly in cellular nanobiotechnology and mechanobiology. However, the opaque nature of many nanostructured surfaces makes non-destructive, live-cell characterization of cellular behavior on vertically aligned nanostructures challenging to observe. Here, a new nanofabrication route is proposed that enables harvesting of vertically aligned silicon (Si) nanowires and their subsequent transfer onto an optically transparent substrate, with high efficiency and without artefacts. We demonstrate the potential of this route for efficient live-cell phase contrast imaging and subsequent characterization of cells growing on vertically aligned Si nanowires. This approach provides the first opportunity to understand dynamic cellular responses to a cell-nanowire interface, and thus has the potential to inform the design of future nanoscale cellular manipulation technologies.

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Optics and PhotonicsElectric WiringMaterials TestingNanostructuresNanotechnologyNanowiresSiliconSiliconCell–material interfaceGlass substrateLive-cell phase-contrast imagingNanowiresSilicon

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PMID33596905
PMCPMC7890818

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