Two-dimensional cell sheet manipulation of heterotypically co-cultured lung cells utilizing temperature-responsive culture dishes results in long-term maintenance of differentiated epithelial cell functions.

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Here we report two-dimensional cell sheet manipulation (2D CSM) of heterotypically co-cultured lung cell sheets and the maintenance of differentiated phenotypes of lung epithelial cells over prolonged periods of up to 70 days. This was facilitated by poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PIPAAm)-grafted tissue culture dishes. PIPAAm-grafted dishes are responsive to temperature changes and offer a unique surface on which...

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