Suppression of cell-spreading and phagocytic activity on nano-pillared surface: in vitro experiment using hemocytes of the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri
Nano-scale nipple array on the body surface has been described from various invertebrates including endoparasitic and mesoparasitic copepods, but the functions of the nipple array is not well understood. Using the hydrophilized nanopillar sheets made of polystyrene as a mimetic material of the nippl...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
2015-02-01
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Series: | Invertebrate Survival Journal |
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Online Access: | https://isj02.unimore.it/index.php/ISJ/article/view/348 |