The phrase "as a substrate on which" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing a foundational layer or base for processes, reactions, or developments, particularly in scientific or technical writing.
Example: "The researchers used a polymer as a substrate on which the cells could grow and thrive."
Alternatives: "as a base for" or "as a foundation upon which".
Leaf-cutting ants, an important species in neotropical forest communities, prepare cut leaves as a substrate on which to grow the specialized fungus gardens on which they feed.
Small pieces (dim: 2 × 2 cm2) of ultrasonically cleaned polyimide films were used as a substrate on which ITO films were grown.
A poled ferroelectric z-cut LiNbO3 with a thickness extensional mode RO (TERO) and a x-cut LiNbO3 with a thickness shear mode RO (TSRO) were employed as a substrate, on which a thin Ag film catalyst was deposited.
The process still needs to be refined to make device-quality materials, but the present materials should suffice as a substrate on which lattice-matching GaN layers can be grown directly by MOCVD.
Spheroidal graphite iron is chosen as a substrate material on which plasma WMo and NiCr surface alloying are carried out by the Xu-Tec process.
We also chose to examine invasion through Matrigel, as this is a more complex matrix that simulates extracellular matrix in vivo and serves as a more physiologic substrate on which to measure invasion capabilities of Capan-1 cells.
A martensitic stainless steel plate has been used as substrate on which a bond coat of NiCrAlY alloy was applied by atmospheric plasma spray process.
Soluble components of the culture system such as growth factors within serum and insoluble components such as the substrate on which cells adhere to are important variables controlling the biological activity of cells.
To that end we use real social networks as the substrate on which the model games will be played, our aim being to scrutinize the incidence of the topology on the evolutionary outcome.
In order to utilize transcriptional data to define the secondary metabolites clusters, a time course experiment was conducted on rice as substrate on which abundant secondary metabolites were detected in previous study.
We hypothesize that CFD provides at least 80% fidelity in predicting the target flow regimes to be delivered to cells, but that the actual fluid drag induced shear stresses experienced at the subcellular scale will be higher than those predicted by CFD due to the effects of cell seeding density as well as distance from the substrate on which cells are seeded.
