Inventors:
Joyce Y. Wong - Cambridge MA
Donald E. Ingber - Boston MA
Robert S. Langer - Newton MA
Assignee:
Massachusetts Insitute of Technology - Cambridge MA
Children's Medical Center Corporation - Boston MA
International Classification:
C12N 1300
Abstract:
Described is a method and cell culture system for altering the proliferation, differentiation, or function of anchorage dependent cells which includes associating the cells with a surface formed of an electrically conducting polymer and applying an effective amount of a voltage to change the oxidation state of the polymer without damaging the cells.