Laser‐Induced Cell Detachment and Patterning with Photodegradable Polymer Substrates

Abstract

A glimpse of light is all it takes: Polymers that undergo main-chain scission at remarkably low photolysis energies were developed as efficient photodegradable substrates for safe laser-mediated cell detachment and patterning. The polymers, which contain acetal or ketal units in their backbone along with suitable absorbing groups, underwent fast degradation to release live cells upon irradiation with an excimer laser (see picture). Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.