Research Article

Surface Coatings Modulate the Differences in the Adhesion Forces of Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic Cells as Detected by Single Cell Force Microscopy

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A 32-mm glass cover slip prior to silicon nitride coating (a); homemade sputter mask (b), and coated glass cover slip with four silicon nitride spots (c). (d) presents a schematic presentation of the coating procedure of the silicon nitride spots with PDL, PEI, and laminin. The fresh silicon nitride spots were incubated overnight with droplets of PEI (red) or PDL (blue) (left and center). Prior to the experiments, two spots were incubated with laminin (green) for 30 minutes (right).
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