47th iCeMS Seminar: Dr. Hiroshi Yoshikawa, Ms. Juliane Oswald

The quantitative control and evaluation of cell behavior on soft surfaces with well-defined physical/biochemical properties attracts much attention in view of a fundamental interest in cell-cell and cell-extracellular matrix interactions. In this talk, we introduce the overview of our research on (1) the development of a new technological platform to quantitatively evaluate adhesion strength of cells on soft surfaces, and (2) the regulation of cell behavior on hydrogels with tunable mechanical properties and biofunctionalized membranes.

Lecturers	Dr. Hiroshi Yoshikawa, Ms. Juliane Oswald Institute of Physical Chemistry University of Heidelberg
Title	Quantitative Control of Cell Behaviors on Soft Surfaces with Tailored Mesoscopic Structures
Date / Time	Thursday, March 4, 2010 / 16:00-18:00
Venue	2nd floor Seminar Room (#A207), Main Building iCeMS Complex 1, Kyoto University Directions
Flyer	PDF (156KB)
Host	Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS), Kyoto University
Contact	iCeMS Nakatsuji Lab nakatsuji-g@icems.kyoto-u.ac.jp