Uses and methods of making microarrays of polymeric biomaterials
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1. A microarray of polymeric biomaterials comprising:
- a base comprising a cytophobic surface; and
a plurality of discrete polymeric biomaterial elements non-covalently bound to said cytophobic surface.
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Abstract
A microarray of polymeric biomaterials is provided. Specifically, a microarray of polymeric biomaterials that comprises a base with a cytophobic surface, and a plurality of discrete polymeric biomaterial elements bound to the cytophobic surface, is provided. Preferably said polymeric biomaterials comprise a synthetic polymer. Said polymeric biomaterials may also comprise other compounds covalently or non-covalently attached to said synthetic polymer. Methods of preparing the microarray of polymeric biomaterials of the present invention and uses of the microarray of polymeric biomaterials of the present invention are also provided.
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1. A microarray of polymeric biomaterials comprising:
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a base comprising a cytophobic surface; and
a plurality of discrete polymeric biomaterial elements non-covalently bound to said cytophobic surface. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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2. A microarray of polymeric biomaterials comprising:
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a base comprising a cytophobic surface; and
a plurality of discrete non-monolayer polymeric biomaterial elements bound to said cytophobic surface. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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21. A method for the high throughput screening of polymeric biomaterials for their ability to affect cellular behavior comprising:
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providing a microarray of polymeric biomaterial elements that are bound to a cytophobic surface;
contacting said microarray with a cell culture for a period of time sufficient to allow the cells to adhere to said polymeric biomaterial elements; and
assaying the cellular behavior for each polymeric biomaterial element of the microarray. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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45. A method of preparing a microarray of polymeric biomaterials comprising:
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providing a base comprising a substrate surface;
providing polymeric biomaterials in a solvent selected from the group consisting of dimethylformamide, dimethylsulfoxide, chloroform, and dichlorobenzene; and
depositing said polymeric biomaterials as a plurality of discrete elements on said substrate surface using a robotic liquid handling device, wherein said polymeric biomaterials are dissolved at a concentration of between 10 and 200 mg/ml in said solvent, and said substrate surface comprises a hydrogel.
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51. A method for the high throughput screening of compounds for their ability to affect cellular behavior comprising:
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providing a microarray of polymeric biomaterial elements arranged on a cytophobic surface;
contacting said polymeric biomaterial elements with a cell culture for a period of time sufficient to allow the cells to adhere to said polymeric biomaterial elements; and
assaying the cellular behavior for each polymeric biomaterial element of the microarray, wherein;
at least one of said polymeric biomaterial elements comprises one of said compounds. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54)
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