Thin Film Composite Silicon Elastomers for Cell Culture and Skin Applications: Manufacturing and CharacterizationSilviya Boyadzhieva *1,2, Sarah C.L. Fischer *1,2, Svenja Lösch 1,3, Angela Rutz 1, Eduard Arzt 1,2, Klaus Kruttwig 1
1INM - Leibniz Institute for New Materials, 2Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Saarland University, 3University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern
A protocol for the manufacturing process of polymeric thin film composite structures possessing either different Young's moduli or thicknesses is presented. Films are produced for advanced cell culture studies or as skin adhesives.