Cell Instructive Materials to Control and Guide Cell Function

Paolo A. Netti is a Professor of Material Science at the Department of Chemical, Materials and Production Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, Italy and the Director of the Centre for Advanced Biomaterials for Health Care of the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia. Maurizio Ventre is an Assistant Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Naples Federico II. His research interests focus on cell instructive materials and in vitro tissue regeneration. He has authored 30 articles, 3 book chapters and several conference proceedings and abstracts.

1. Key determinants of cell material interactions 2. The dynamics of cell material interface 3. Material-cytoskeleton crosstalk 4. Role of the cell-material interface on collective behavior 5. Principles of design and engineering of Cell Instructive Surfaces 6. Dynamic cell instructive platforms 7. Conclusion