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Colloid and Surface Chemistry | Biomaterials | Physical Chemistry (Incl. Structural) | Functional Materials | Manufacturing Processes and Technologies (excl. Textiles) | Materials Engineering | Renewable Power and Energy Systems Engineering (excl. Solar Cells) | Medical Devices | Sensor Technology (Chemical aspects) | Polymerisation Mechanisms | Biomedical Engineering | Structural Engineering | Nanomanufacturing | Nanomaterials | Turbulent Flows | Medical Biotechnology | Manufacturing Engineering | Nanotechnology | Fluidisation and Fluid Mechanics | Metals and Alloy Materials | Heat and Mass Transfer Operations | Interdisciplinary Engineering | Composite and Hybrid Materials | Biomedical Engineering not elsewhere classified | Medical Biotechnology Diagnostics (incl. Biosensors) | Soft Condensed Matter | Plasma Physics; Fusion Plasmas; Electrical Discharges |
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Expanding Knowledge in Technology | Expanding Knowledge in the Chemical Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in Engineering | Coated Metal and Metal-Coated Products | Renewable Energy not elsewhere classified | Education and Training Systems not elsewhere classified | Polymeric Materials (e.g. Paints) | Metals (e.g. Composites, Coatings, Bonding) | Air Force | Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences | Industrial Energy Conservation and Efficiency | Commercial Energy Conservation and Efficiency | Diagnostic Methods | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Health Status (e.g. Indicators of Well-Being) | Environmental Health | Infectious Diseases
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Colloidal crystal based plasma polymer patterning to control Pseudomonas aeruginosa attachment to surfaces
Publisher: American Vacuum Society
Date: 12-2015
DOI: 10.1116/1.4936071
Abstract: Biofilm formation on medical implants and subsequent infections are a global problem. A great deal of effort has focused on developing chemical contrasts based on micro- and nanopatterning for studying and controlling cells and bacteria at surfaces. It has been known that micro- and nanopatterns on surfaces can influence biomolecule adsorption, and subsequent cell and bacterial adhesion. However, less focus has been on precisely controlling patterns to study the initial bacterial attachment mechanisms and subsequently how the patterning influences the role played by biomolecular adsorption on biofilm formation. In this work, the authors have used colloidal self-assembly in a confined area to pattern surfaces with colloidal crystals and used them as masks during allylamine plasma polymer (AAMpp) deposition to generate highly ordered patterns from the micro- to the nanoscale. Polyethylene glycol (PEG)-aldehyde was grafted to the plasma regions via “cloud point” grafting to prevent the attachment of bacteria on the plasma patterned surface regions, thereby controlling the adhesive sites by choice of the colloidal crystal morphology. Pseudomonas aeruginosa was chosen to study the bacterial interactions with these chemically patterned surfaces. Scanning electron microscope, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), atomic force microscopy, and epifluorescence microscopy were used for pattern characterization, surface chemical analysis, and imaging of attached bacteria. The AAMpp influenced bacterial attachment because of the amine groups displaying a positive charge. XPS results confirm the successful grafting of PEG on the AAMpp surfaces. The results showed that PEG patterns can be used as a surface for bacterial patterning including investigating the role of biomolecular patterning on bacterial attachment. These types of patterns are easy to fabricate and could be useful in further applications in biomedical research.
Two-dimensional patterning of thin coatings for the control of tissue outgrowth
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2006
DOI: 10.1016/J.BIOMATERIALS.2005.05.037
Abstract: Control of the precise location and extent of cellular attachment and proliferation, and of tissue outgrowth is important in a number of biomedical applications, including biomaterials and tissue engineered medical devices. Here we describe a method to control and direct the location and define boundaries of tissue growth on surfaces in two dimensions. The method relies on the generation of a spatially defined surface chemistry comprising protein adsorbing and non-adsorbing areas that allow control over the adsorption of cell-adhesive glycoproteins. Surface modification was carried out by deposition of thin acetaldehyde and allylamine plasma polymer coatings on silicon wafer and FEP substrates, followed by grafting of a protein resistant layer of poly(ethylene oxide). Spatially controlled patterning of the surface chemistry was achieved by masking during plasma polymerization. XPS and AFM were used to provide evidence of successful surface modifications. Adsorption of the extracellular matrix protein collagen I followed by tissue outgrowth experiments with bovine corneal epithelial tissue for up to 21 days showed that two-dimensional control over tissue outgrowth is achievable with our patterning method over extended time frames. The method promises to be an effective tool for use in a number of in vitro and in vivo applications.
Highly Ordered Nanometer‐Scale Chemical and Protein Patterns by Binary Colloidal Crystal Lithography Combined with Plasma Polymerization
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 09-12-2010
Abstract: Surfaces with micro‐ and nanometer‐scale patterns have many potential applications, particularly in lifescience. This article reports on a versatile, straightforward, and inexpensive approach for the creation of chemical patterns using fabricated binary colloid crystals, consisting of small and large particles, as masks for the deposition of an amino‐functionalised ultrathin film by plasma polymerization. After removal of the binary colloidal mask, the characterization techniques [scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM)] reveal a surface contrast that depicts an ability of the small particles to allow diffusion of the plasma to the substrate. A plasma‐polymer film is created under the small particles and the region of substrate in direct contact with the large particle remains uncoated. Numerous types of patterns and feature heights can be produced with good fidelity over areas of several cm 2 by appropriate tuning of the binary colloid crystal mask morphology and the plasma‐polymer deposition time. Finally, the amine groups of the patterned surface are used for covalent grafting poly(ethylene glycol) propionaldehyde (PEG‐PALD) by reductive amination under conditions of reduced solubility to produce a patterned surface for directed adsorption of protein. AFM investigations show that the proteins are preferentially attached to the nanometer‐scale regions of the pattern without PEG‐PALD.
Colloid-probe AFM studies of the interaction forces of proteins adsorbed on colloidal crystals
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Date: 2015
DOI: 10.1039/C4SM02669A
Abstract: A colloid-probe AFM based approach investigates the interaction between protein coatings on colloid probes and surfaces decorated with close-packed colloidal crystal layers.
Modulation of human mesenchymal and pluripotent stem cell behavior using biophysical and biochemical cues: A review
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 02-09-2016
DOI: 10.1002/BIT.26075
Abstract: In vitro manipulation of human stem cells is a critical process in regenerative medicine and cellular therapies. Strategies and methods to maintain stem cells and direct them into specific lineages are ongoing challenges in these fields. To date, a number of studies have reported that besides biochemical stimulation, biophysical cues in the form of surface patterning and external stimulation also influence stem cell attachment, proliferation, and differentiation, and can be used in cell reprogramming and the maintenance of pluripotency. While biochemical cues are generally effective and easy to deliver, biophysical cues have many other advantages for scalability as they are cost efficient, have a longer lifetime, and can be easily defined. However, different protocols and cell sources utilized in a variety of studies have led to difficulties in obtaining clear conclusions about the effects of the biophysical environment on stem cells. In addition, the examination of different types of external stimulation is time consuming and limited by available fabrication techniques, resulting in a delay in commercialization and clinical applications. In this review, we aim to summarize the most important biophysical cues and methods for the culture of human stem cells, including mesenchymal and pluripotent stem cells, to facilitate their adoption in stem cell biology. The standard classical protocols of using biochemical cues will also be discussed for comparison. We believe that combining biochemical and biophysical stimulation has the greatest potential to generate functionally mature cells at a scalable and inexpensive rate for erse applications in regenerative medicine and cell therapy. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 2017 : 260-280. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Magnetically Cured Macroradical Epoxy as Antimicrobial Coating
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 06-2023
Abstract: The radical‐bearing epoxy monomer could be the ideal embodiment of multifunctionality in epoxy‐based materials. This study demonstrates the potential of macroradical epoxies as surface coating materials. A diepoxide monomer derivatized with a stable nitroxide radical is polymerized with a diamine hardener under the influence of a magnetic field. The magnetically oriented and stable radicals in the polymer backbone render the coatings antimicrobial. The unconventional use of magnets during polymerization proved crucial in correlating the structure‐property relationships with antimicrobial performance inferred from oscillatory rheological technique, polarized macro‐attenuated total reflectance – infrared (macro‐ATR‐IR) spectroscopy and X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The magnetic thermal curing influenced the surface morphology, resulting in a synergy of the coating's radical nature with microbiostatic performance assessed using the Kirby‐Bauer test and liquid chromatography – mass spectroscopy (LC–MS). Further, the magnetic curing of blends with a traditional epoxy monomer demonstrates that radical alignment is more critical than radical density in imparting biocidal behavior. This study shows how the systematic use of magnets during polymerization could pave for probing more significant insights into the mechanism of antimicrobial action in radical‐bearing polymers.
Binary Colloidal Crystal Layers as Platforms for Surface Patterning of Puroindoline-Based Antimicrobial Peptides
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
Date: 09-01-2018
Abstract: The ability of bacteria to form biofilms and the emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains have prompted the need to develop the next generation of antibacterial coatings. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are showing promise as molecules that can address these issues, especially if used when immobilized as a surface coating. We present a method that explores how surface patterns together with the selective immobilization of an AMP called PuroA (FPVTWRWWKWWKG-NH
Entrapment of Subtilisin in Ceramic Sol–Gel Coating for Antifouling Applications
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
Date: 24-10-2012
DOI: 10.1021/AM301554M
Abstract: Enzymes with antifouling properties are of great interest in developing nontoxic antifouling coatings. A bottleneck in developing enzyme-based antifouling coatings is to immobilize the enzyme in a suitable coating matrix without compromising its activity and stability. Entrapment of enzymes in ceramics using the sol-gel method is known to have several advantages over other immobilization methods. The sol-gel method can be used to make robust coatings, and the aim of this study was to explore if sol-gel technology can be used to develop robust coatings harboring active enzymes for antifouling applications. We successfully entrapped a protease, subtilisin (Savinase, Novozymes), in a ceramic coating using a sol-gel method. The sol-gel formulation, when coated on a stainless steel surface, adhered strongly and cured at room temperature in less than 8 h. The resultant coating was smoother and less hydrophobic than stainless steel. Changes in the coating's surface structure, thickness and chemistry indicate that the coating undergoes gradual erosion in aqueous medium, which results in release of subtilisin. Subtilisin activity in the coating increased initially, and then gradually decreased. After 9 months, 13% of the initial enzyme activity remained. Compared to stainless steel, the sol-gel-coated surfaces with active subtilisin were able to reduce bacterial attachment of both Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria by 2 orders of magnitude. Together, our results demonstrate that the sol-gel method is a promising coating technology for entrapping active enzymes, presenting an interesting avenue for enzyme-based antifouling solutions.
Exciting new developments at the 5th International Symposium on Surface and Interface of Biomaterials
Publisher: American Vacuum Society
Date: 12-2015
DOI: 10.1116/1.4936957
Abstract: Materials intended for use as implantable or diagnostic devices are required not only to display the required functional bulk properties but also have surface properties that elicit a desired biological response, and do so with high selectivity. The area of surface functionalization approaches and bioactive coatings for biomaterials and biomedical devices has been the subject of much research over several decades yet, many challenges still remain to be solved. The 5th International Symposium on Surface and Interface of Biomaterials (ISSIB) held in Sydney (Australia) in April 2015 was an ideal forum to discuss the most recent developments in biomaterial surface modification, characterization, and evaluation of biological responses. The conference covered a range of topics including antimicrobial coatings, analysis of biomaterial surfaces and interfaces, biomolecules and cells at surfaces and interfaces, nanoparticles, functional coatings, patterned biomaterials, nanofabrication, bioreactors, and biosensors. In this special conference issue, the authors include papers that detail some of the highlights from the meeting.
Harnessing Colloidal Self-Assembled Patterns (cSAPs) to Regulate Bacterial and Human Stem Cell Response at Biointerfaces In Vitro and In Vivo
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
Date: 29-04-2021
Layer‐by‐Layer Growth of Multicomponent Colloidal Crystals Over Large Areas
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 03-05-2011
Physicochemical characterization of fish protein adlayers with bacteria repelling properties
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 02-2013
DOI: 10.1016/J.COLSURFB.2012.08.044
Abstract: Materials coated with aqueous fish protein extracts can reduce bacterial adhesion, but the mechanism behind the observed effect is not fully understood. In this study we explore the physicochemical properties of fish muscle protein adlayers on four substrates: gold, stainless steel, polystyrene and silicon dioxide. The aims were (i) to determine if the anti-adhesive effect is independent of the underlying substrate chemistry, (ii) to link the physicochemical properties of the adlayer to its ability to repel bacteria, and (iii) to elucidate the mechanism behind this effect. The main proteins on all surfaces were the muscle proteins troponin, tropomyosin, and myosin, and the lipid binding protein apolipoprotein. The quantity, viscoelasticity, and hydration of the protein adlayers varied greatly on the different substrates, but this variation did not affect the bacterial repelling properties. Our results imply that these proteins adsorb to all substrates and provide a steric barrier towards bacterial adhesion, potentially providing a universal antifouling solution.
Electrospun Nanofibers as Dressings for Chronic Wound Care: Advances, Challenges, and Future Prospects
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 28-03-2014
Abstract: Chronic non-healing wounds show delayed and incomplete healing processes and in turn expose patients to a high risk of infection. Treatment currently focuses on dressings that prevent microbial infiltration and keep a balanced moisture and gas exchange environment. Antibacterial delivery from dressings has existed for some time, with responsive systems now aiming to trigger release only if infection occurs. Simultaneously, approaches that stimulate cell proliferation in the wound and encourage healing have been developed. Interestingly, few dressings appear capable of simultaneously impairing or treating infection and encouraging cell proliferation/wound healing. Electrospinning is a simple, cost-effective, and reproducible process that can utilize both synthetic and natural polymers to address these specific wound challenges. Electrospun meshes provide high-surface area, micro-porosity, and the ability to load drugs or other biomolecules into the fibers. Electrospun materials have been used as scaffolds for tissue engineering for a number of years, but there is surprisingly little literature on the interactions of fibers with bacteria and co-cultures of cells and bacteria. This Review examines the literature and data available on electrospun wound dressings and the research that is required to develop smart multifunctional wound dressings capable of treating infection and healing chronic wounds.
Conductive, Acid-Doped Polyaniline Electrospun Nanofiber Gas Sensing Substrates Made Using a Facile Dissolution Method
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
Date: 11-2021
Photo-crosslinked coatings based on 2-hydroxypropyl acrylamide for the prevention of biofouling
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Date: 2019
DOI: 10.1039/C9TB00044E
Abstract: We have developed a simple and versatile polymer coating method that provides excellent non-biofouling properties.
Self-assembled binary colloidal crystal monolayers as cell culture substrates
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Date: 2015
DOI: 10.1039/C4TB02006E
Abstract: Large-area highly ordered self-assembled binary colloidal crystal (BCC) monolayers are fabricated for mammalian cell culture and biointerface control.
Ordering of Binary Polymeric Nanoparticles on Hydrophobic Surfaces Assembled from Low Volume Fraction Dispersions
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
Date: 31-10-2007
DOI: 10.1021/JA075988C
Decoration of Material Surfaces with Complex Physicochemical Signals for Biointerface Applications
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
Date: 10-03-2020
Stimulation of Early Osteochondral Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Using Binary Colloidal Crystals (BCCs)
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
Date: 09-02-2016
Abstract: A new surface based on self-assembly of two colloids into well-defined nanostructures, so-called binary colloidal crystals (BCCs), was fabricated for stem cell culture. The facile fabrication process are able to cover large surface areas (>3 cm-diameter, i.e. > 7 cm(2)) with ordered surface nanotopographies that is often a challenge particularly in biomaterials science. From our library, four different combinations of BCCs were selected using mixtures of silica, polystyrene and poly(methyl methacrylate) particles with sizes in the range from 100 nm to 5 μm. Cell spreading, proliferation, and surface-induced lineage commitment of human adipose-derived stem cells (hADSCs) was studied using quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) and immunostaining. The results showed that BCCs induced osteo- and chondro- but not adipo-gene expression in the absence of induction medium suggesting that the osteochondral lineage can be stimulated by the BCCs. When applying induction media, higher osteo- and chondro-gene expression on BCCs was found compared with tissue culture polystyrene (TCPS) and flat silica (Si) controls, respectively. Colony forming of chondrogenic hADSCs was found on BCCs and TCPS but not Si controls, suggesting that the differentiation of stem cells is surface-dependent. BCCs provide access to complex nanotopographies and chemistries, which can find applications in cell culture and regenerative medicine.
Hybrid biomaterials: Surface-MALDI mass spectrometry analysis of covalent binding versus physisorption of proteins
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2000
Modulation of human multipotent and pluripotent stem cells using surface nanotopographies and surface-immobilised bioactive signals: A review
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 11-2016
DOI: 10.1016/J.ACTBIO.2016.08.054
Abstract: The ability to control the interactions of stem cells with synthetic surfaces is proving to be effective and essential for the quality of passaged stem cells and ultimately the success of regenerative medicine. The stem cell niche is crucial for stem cell self-renewal and differentiation. Thus, mimicking the stem cell niche, and here in particular the extracellular matrix (ECM), in vitro is an important goal for the expansion of stem cells and their applications. Here, surface nanotopographies and surface-immobilised biosignals have been identified as major factors that control stem cell responses. The development of tailored surfaces having an optimum nanotopography and displaying suitable biosignals is proposed to be essential for future stem cell culture, cell therapy and regenerative medicine applications. While early research in the field has been restricted by the limited availability of micro- and nanofabrication techniques, new approaches involving the use of advanced fabrication and surface immobilisation methods are starting to emerge. In addition, new cell types such as induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) have become available in the last decade, but have not been fully understood. This review summarises significant advances in the area and focuses on the approaches that are aimed at controlling the behavior of human stem cells including maintenance of their self-renewal ability and improvement of their lineage commitment using nanotopographies and biosignals. More specifically, we discuss developments in biointerface science that are an important driving force for new biomedical materials and advances in bioengineering aiming at improving stem cell culture protocols and 3D scaffolds for clinical applications. Cellular responses revolve around the interplay between the surface properties of the cell culture substrate and the biomolecular composition of the cell culture medium. Determination of the precise role played by each factor, as well as the synergistic effects amongst the factors, all of which influence stem cell responses is essential for future developments. This review provides an overview of the current state-of-the-art in the design of complex material surfaces aimed at being the next generation of tools tailored for applications in cell culture and regenerative medicine. This review focuses on the effect of surface nanotopographies and surface-bound biosignals on human stem cells. Recently, stem cell research attracts much attention especially the induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and direct lineage reprogramming. The fast advance of stem cell research benefits disease treatment and cell therapy. On the other hand, surface property of cell adhered materials has been demonstrated very important for in vitro cell culture and regenerative medicine. Modulation of cell behavior using surfaces is costeffective and more defined. Thus, we summarise the recent progress of modulation of human stem cells using surface science. We believe that this review will capture a broad audience interested in topographical and chemical patterning aimed at understanding complex cellular responses to biomaterials.
Multicomponent colloidal crystals that are tunable over large areas
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Date: 2011
DOI: 10.1039/C0SM01360A
Polymerizable Peptide Copolymer Coatings for the Control of Biointerfacial Interactions
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
Date: 15-05-2014
DOI: 10.1021/BM500386Y
Abstract: The effective control over biointerfacial interactions is essential for a broad range of biomedical applications in vitro and in vivo such as biosensors, cell culture tools and implantable devices. Here, our aim was to develop a coating strategy that is transferable between different substrate materials and can effectively suppress nonspecific protein adsorption and hence reduce cell attachment while also presenting bioactive signals to enable specific cell-material interactions. In a first step an allylamine plasma polymer coating was applied, followed by the covalent immobilization of a macroinitiator carrying iniferter functionalities in the side chains. Subsequently, copolymers with different molar ratios of acrylamide and a polymerizable peptide containing the sequence Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) were grafted via surface initiated free radical polymerization. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) was used to confirm the success of each coating step. The cellular response to these coatings was evaluated using L929 mouse fibroblast cell culture assays for up to 24 h. Cell attachment was significantly reduced on acrylamide homopolymer coatings and negative control surfaces representing a polymerizable peptide containing the nonbioactive Arg-Ala-Asp (RAD) sequence. In contrast, cell attachment was increased with increasing polymerizable RGD peptide ratios in the copolymer. The combination of acrylamide-terminated peptide sequences in combination with acrylamide provides a simple and versatile route to surfaces that combine low nonspecific protein adsorption and the display of controlled densities of bioactive signals and is expected to be translated into a number of biomedical applications in vitro and in vivo.
Ultrasensitive probing of the protein resistance of PEG surfaces by secondary ion mass spectrometry
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2002
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9612(02)00228-4
Abstract: The highly sensitive surface analytical techniques X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and time-of-flight static secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) were used to test the resistance of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) coatings towards adsorption of lysozyme (LYS) and fibronectin (FN). PEG coatings were prepared by grafting methoxy-terminated aldehyde-PEG (MW 5000 Da) onto two amino-functionalised surfaces with different amine group densities, generated by radio frequency glow discharge polymerisation of n-heptylamine and allylamine. Grafting was performed at the lower critical solution temperature to maximise the graft density of the PEG chains. XPS showed that the grafted density of PEG chains was slightly higher on the allylamine surface. XPS detected no adsorption of either protein on either PEG coating. ToF-SIMS analysis, on the other hand, found, in the positive ion spectra, minute but statistically significant signals assignable to amino acid fragment ions from both proteins adsorbed to the lower density PEG coating and from LYS but not FN on the higher density PEG coating. Negative ion spectra contained relatively more intense protein fragment ion signals for the lower density PEG coating but no changes assignable to adsorbed proteins on the higher density PEG coating. These results demonstrate the importance of utilising highly sensitive techniques to study protein adsorption on surfaces intended to be protein resistant, and that both positive and negative ion ToF-SIMS spectra should be acquired to probe for possible very low levels of protein adsorption.
Fibroblast Responses Toward Colloidal Assembles and Plasma Polymer Coating
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Date: 05-2018
Binary Colloidal Crystals Drive Spheroid Formation and Accelerate Maturation of Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
Date: 07-01-2019
Abstract: The development of human-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (hiPSC-CMs) provides significant advances to cell therapy, disease modeling, and drug screening applications. However, the current differentiation protocol is inefficient in mimicking biophysical and biochemical characteristics of cardiac niche. Hence, immature cardiomyocytes are often generated. In this study, hiPSC-CMs were generated on a new family of substrates called monolayer binary colloidal crystals (BCCs). Four BCCs were fabricated with different sizes (2 or 5 or 0.4 or 0.2 μm) and materials [Si or polystyrene (PS) or poly(methyl methacrylate)] abbreviated as 2PS, 5PS, 2PM, and 5PM. BCCs have complex surface micro-/nanotopographies and heterogeneous chemistries which are important modulators in microenvironments in vitro. The results showed that hiPSCs formed adhered spheroids with strong pluripotent markers ( Oct4, Nanog, and Sox2) on PM surfaces compared to PS and flat surfaces. After 30-day differentiation, hiPSC-CMs on PM surfaces showed markedly improved myofibril ultrastructures, Ca
Two-Photon Dual-Emissive Carbon Dot-Based Probe: Deep-Tissue Imaging and Ultrasensitive Sensing of Intracellular Ferric Ions
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
Date: 02-04-2020
The influence of nanostructured materials on biointerfacial interactions
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2012
DOI: 10.1016/J.ADDR.2012.06.001
Abstract: Control over biointerfacial interactions in vitro and in vivo is the key to many biomedical applications: from cell culture and diagnostic tools to drug delivery, biomaterials and regenerative medicine. The increasing use of nanostructured materials is placing a greater demand on improving our understanding of how these new materials influence biointerfacial interactions, including protein adsorption and subsequent cellular responses. A range of nanoscale material properties influence these interactions, and material toxicity. The ability to manipulate both material nanochemistry and nanotopography remains challenging in its own right, however, a more in-depth knowledge of the subsequent biological responses to these new materials must occur simultaneously if they are ever to be affective in the clinic. We highlight some of the key technologies used for fabrication of nanostructured materials, examine how nanostructured materials influence the behavior of proteins and cells at surfaces and provide details of important analytical techniques used in this context.
Mixed poly (ethylene glycol) and oligo (ethylene glycol) layers on gold as nonfouling surfaces created by backfilling
Publisher: American Vacuum Society
Date: 24-10-2011
DOI: 10.1116/1.3647506
Abstract: Backfilling a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) of long poly (ethylene glycol) (PEG) with short PEG is a well-known strategy to improve its potential to resist fouling. Here it is shown, using xray photoelectron spectroscopy, contact angle, and atomic force microscopy, that backfilling PEG thiol with oligo (ethylene glycol) (OEG) terminated alkane thiol molecules results in underbrush formation. The authors also confirm the absence of phase separated arrangement, which is commonly observed with backfilling experiments involving SAMs of short chain alkane thiol with long chain alkane thiol. Furthermore, it was found that OEG addition caused less PEG desorption when compared to alkane thiol. The ability of surface to resist fouling was tested through serum adsorption and bacterial adhesion studies. The authors demonstrate that the mixed monolayer with PEG and OEG is better than PEG at resisting protein adsorption and bacterial adhesion, and conclude that backfilling PEG with OEG resulting in the underbrush formation enhances the ability of PEG to resist fouling.
Electrospun Polystyrene Fiber Diameter Influencing Bacterial Attachment, Proliferation, and Growth
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
Date: 04-2015
Abstract: Electrospun materials have been widely investigated in the past few decades as candidates for tissue engineering applications. However, there is little available data on the mechanisms of interaction of bacteria with electrospun wound dressings of different morphology and surface chemistry. This knowledge could allow the development of effective devices against bacterial infections in chronic wounds. In this paper, the interactions of three bacterial species (Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Staphylococcus aureus) with electrospun polystyrene meshes were investigated. Bacterial response to meshes with different fiber diameters was assessed through a combination of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and confocal microscopy. Experiments included attachment studies in liquid medium but also directly onto agar plates the latter was aimed at mimicking a chronic wound environment. Fiber diameter was shown to affect the ability of bacteria to proliferate within the fibrous networks, depending on cell size and shape. The highest proliferation rates occurred when fiber diameter was close to the bacterial size. Nanofibers were found to induce conformational changes of rod shaped bacteria, limiting the colonization process and inducing cell death. The data suggest that simply tuning the morphological properties of electrospun fibers may be one strategy used to control biofilm formation within wound dressings.
Adsorption of Human Plasma Albumin and Fibronectin onto Nanostructured Black Silicon Surfaces
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
Date: 10-10-2016
DOI: 10.1021/ACS.LANGMUIR.6B02601
Abstract: The protein adsorption of two human plasma proteins-albumin (Alb) and fibronectin (Fn)-onto synthetic nanostructured bactericidal material-black silicon (bSi) surfaces (that contain an array of nanopillars) and silicon wafer (nonstructured) surfaces-was investigated. The adsorption behavior of Alb and Fn onto two types of substrata was studied using a combination of complementary analytical techniques. A two-step Alb adsorption mechanism onto the bSi surface has been proposed. At low bulk concentrations (below 40 μg/mL), the Alb preferentially adsorbed at the base of the nanopillars. At higher bulk concentrations, the Alb adsorbed on the top of the nanopillars. In the case of Fn, the protein preferentially adsorbed on the top of the nanopillars, irrespective of its bulk concentration.
Nanometer thickness laser ablation for spatial control of cell attachment
Publisher: IOP Publishing
Date: 20-09-2002
Colloid Probe AFM Investigation of Interactions between Fibrinogen and PEG-Like Plasma Polymer Surfaces
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
Date: 17-11-2005
DOI: 10.1021/LA052143A
Abstract: Interaction forces between surfaces designed to be protein resistant and fibrinogen (Fg) were investigated in phosphate-buffered saline with colloid probe atomic force microscopy. The surfaces of the silica probes were coated with a layer of fibrinogen molecules by adsorption from the buffer. The technique of low-power, pulsed AC plasma polymerization was used to make poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG)-like coatings on poly(ethylene teraphthalate) by using diethylene glycol vinyl ether as the monomer gas. The degree of PEG-like nature of the films was controlled by use of a different effective plasma power in the chamber for each coating, ranging from 0.6 to 3.6 W. This produced a series of thin films with a different number of ether carbons, as assessed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The interaction force measurements are discussed in relation to trends observed in the reduction of fibrinogen adsorption, as determined quantitatively by (125)I radio-labeling. The plasma polymer coatings with the greatest protein-repelling properties were the most PEG-like in nature and showed the strongest repulsion in interaction force measurements with the fibrinogen-coated probe. Once forced into contact, all the surfaces showed increased adhesion with the protein layer on the probe, and the strength and extension length of adhesion was dependent on both the applied load and the plasma polymer surface chemistry. When the medium was changed from buffer to water, the adhesion after contact was eliminated and only appeared at much higher loads. This indicates that the structure of the fibrinogen molecules on the probe is changed from an extended conformation in buffer to a flat conformation in water, with the former state allowing for stronger interaction with the polymer chains on the surface. These experiments underline the utility of aqueous surface force measurements toward understanding protein-surface interactions, and developing nonfouling surfaces that confer a steric barrier against protein adsorption.
Tunable 3D and 2D polystyrene nanoparticle assemblies using surface wettability, low volume fraction and surfactant effects
Publisher: IOP Publishing
Date: 09-12-2008
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/20/2/025604
Abstract: Polymer-based nanopatterning on metal surfaces is of increasing importance to a number of applications, including biosensors, bioelectronic devices and medical implants. Here we show that polycrystalline gold surfaces can be functionalized with monocomponent nanoparticle (NP) assemblies by a simple drop deposition method. Ordered 3D hexagonal close-packed structures consisting of 350 nm polystyrene (PS) NPs on hydrophobically modified gold surfaces from solutions of very low volume fraction (varphi = 0.0006) were obtained as a result of capillary force induced self-assembly, whilst 2D self-assembly of PS NPs was generated over large area on hydrophilic gold and TiO(2) surfaces by spin coating. Furthermore, we show that when Triton X-100 is added to the PS NP suspending medium longer range ordering is obtained. Our observations may initiate interesting applications in the areas of nanoengineering of metal-based sensors and as a means to design new nanostructures for biocompatible implant surfaces.
Advancing of 3D-Printed Titanium Implants with Combined Antibacterial Protection Using Ultrasharp Nanostructured Surface and Gallium-Releasing Agents
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
Date: 29-12-2021
DOI: 10.1021/ACSBIOMATERIALS.1C01030
Abstract: This paper presents the development of advanced Ti implants with enhanced antibacterial activity. The implants were engineered using additive manufacturing three-dimensional (3D) printing technology followed by surface modification with electrochemical anodization and hydrothermal etching, to create unique hierarchical micro/nanosurface topographies of microspheres covered with sharp nanopillars that can mechanically kill bacteria in contact with the surface. To achieve enhanced antibacterial performance, fabricated Ti implant models were loaded with gallium nitrate as an antibacterial agent. The antibacterial efficacy of the fabricated substrates with the combined action of sharp nanopillars and locally releasing gallium ions (Ga
Bacterial adhesion to stainless steel is reduced by aqueous fish extract coatings
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Date: 2006
DOI: 10.1017/S1479050507002104
Abstract: Microbial adhesion and biofilm formation on surfaces pose major problems and risks to human health. One way to circumvent this problem is to coat surfaces (in this report stainless steel) with a non-toxic fish extract that generates an abiotic surface with less bacterial attachment than uncoated surfaces or surfaces coated with, for ex le, tryptone soy broth. The bacteria grow well in the fish extract hence a general bacteriocidal effect is not the reason for the antifouling effect. Bacterial attachment was quantified by different methods including (a) direct fluorescence microscopy, (b) removal by ultrasound and subsequent quantification of the adhered bacteria, and (c) regrowth of the adhered bacteria measured by indirect conductometry. Surprisingly, the bacterial counts on surfaces coated with aqueous fish extract were 10–100 times lower than on surfaces coated with laboratory broths when surfaces were submerged in bacterial suspensions. The effect was seen for Pseudomonas fluorescens AH2, Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1, Escherichia coli MG1655, Vibrio anguillarum 90-11-287 and Aeromonas salmonicida Jno 3175/88. It lasted for at least 7 days. Atomic force microscopy showed that steel surfaces conditioned with fish extract were covered by a thin layer of spherical, nanosized particles. Chemical analysis of the surfaces coated with adsorbed fish extract using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy revealed that the layer was proteinaceous and had a thickness less than 2 nm. Numerous protein bands eaks were also detected by sodium dodecyl sulphate–polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry techniques. We conclude that coating the stainless steel surface with fish extract results in a thin protein layer that reduces bacterial adhesion significantly.
Characterization of Ferritin Adsorption onto Gold
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 02-1997
Abstract: The adsorption of ferritin from phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) onto gold has been examined using a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM), surface plasmon resonance (SPR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and atomic force microscopy (AFM). Application of these techniques allows elucidation of the surface coverage and layer thickness of ferritin on gold. The kinetics of ferritin adsorption onto gold were investigated by monitoring the resonant frequency shift of a QCM. Adsorption isotherms for ferritin in PBS and in air have been measured by QCM. These isotherms suggest less than monolayer coverage of ferritin on gold. A layer thickness of 4.8 ± 0.2 nm was calculated for the dry ferritin film from QCM data. Measurements of the shift in the reflectivity of light at a fixed angle close to the SPR plasmon resonance were also used to follow the kinetics of ferritin adsorption. Full SPR curves were measured in PBS solution and air and were used to determine the effective thickness of the ferritin layer in both environments. The ferritin layer on gold from SPR data was found to be twice as thick when measured in PBS as it was for a dry film. This difference in thickness is attributed to shrinkage of ferritin with drying. Angle-resolved XPS measurements on a dry ferritin film (preadsorbed on gold) yield a ferritin thickness of 4.7 ± 0.5 nm, a value in good agreement with those determined from QCM and SPR. QCM, SPR, and XPS all yield a surface coverage of 6.3 ± 0.7 mg m-2 for dry ferritin layers on gold. AFM enabled examination of the topography of ferritin adsorbed on gold on the nanometer scale and confirmed that ferritin forms an incomplete monolayer. In all cases, ferritin was found to be irreversibly adsorbed to gold and to form a stable protein layer, thus making it well suited as a biological receptor layer for immunosensing applications.
Rapid Self‐Assembly of Shaped Microtiles into Large, Close‐Packed Crystalline Monolayers on Solid Surfaces
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 12-01-2016
Abstract: The rapid self-assembly of photolithographic microtiles into large crystalline monolayers is achieved. Crystalline monolayers get trapped at the liquid-liquid interface and re-emerge at the air-liquid interface by mixing a cosolvent, which then deposits on the solid surface in seconds. This method has the potential to assemble different shapes and sizes of microtiles into complex architectures.
Thermo-Responsive Core−Sheath Electrospun Nanofibers from Poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)/Polycaprolactone Blends
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
Date: 24-06-2010
DOI: 10.1021/CM100753R
A random coefficient approach to the estimation of residential end-use load profiles
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-1991
A Novel Approach to Quantitatively Assess the Uniformity of Binary Colloidal Crystal Assemblies
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 26-07-2016
DOI: 10.3390/CRYST6080084
Large-Area Protein Patterns Generated by Ordered Binary Colloidal Assemblies as Templates
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
Date: 06-05-2011
DOI: 10.1021/NN102867Z
Abstract: We demonstrate the use of binary colloidal assemblies as lithographic masks to generate tunable Au patterns on SiO(2) substrates with dimensions ranging from micrometers to nanometers. Such patterns can be modified with different chemistries to create patterns with well-defined sites for selective adsorption of proteins, where the pattern size and spacing is adjustable depending on particle choice. In our system, the binary colloidal assemblies contain large and small particles of similar or different material and are self-assembled from dilute dispersions with particle size ratios ranging from 0.10 to 0.50. This allows masks with variable morphology and thus production of chemical patterns of tunable geometry. Finally, the Au or SiO(2) regions of the pattern are surface modified with protein resistant oligoethyleneglycol self-assembled molecules, which facilitates site selective adsorption of proteins into the unmodified regions of the pattern. This we show with fluorescently labeled bovine serum albumin.
Effect of polysaccharide structure on protein adsorption
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2000
Controlled Attachment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa with Binary Colloidal Crystal‐Based Topographies
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 27-02-2018
Abstract: Micro- and nanotopographies can interfere with bacteria attachment, however, the interplay existing between surface chemistry and topography remains unclear. Here, self-assembled spherical micrometer- silica and nanometer poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)-sized particles are used to make binary colloidal crystal (BCC) topographical patterns to study bacterial attachment. A uniform surface chemistry of allylamine plasma polymer (AAMpp) is coated on the top of the BCCs to study only the topography effects. The uncoated and coated BCCs are exposed to Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and the surfaces and bacteria are characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and fluorescence microscopy. It is found that bacteria attachment to the uncoated BCCs is delayed and in idual cells are attracted to the small particle regions of the patterns. Surprisingly, this phenomenon is also observed for the AAMpp-coated BCCs, with bacteria attaching to the small particle regions of the pattern, in stark contrast to uniform flat films of AAMpp that are highly adhesive toward P. aeruginosa. Also, the overall levels of bacterial attachment are significantly reduced by the BCC patterns compared to controls. Thus, there is a trade-off that exists between chemistry and topography that can be exploited to delay the onset of P. aeruginosa biofilm formation on surfaces.
Adhesion of food-borne bacteria to stainless steel is reduced by food conditioning films
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
Date: 04-2009
DOI: 10.1111/J.1365-2672.2008.04090.X
Abstract: Preconditioning of stainless steel with aqueous cod muscle extract significantly impedes subsequent bacterial adhesion most likely due to repelling effects of fish tropomyosin. The purpose of this study was to determine if other food conditioning films decrease or enhance bacterial adhesion to stainless steel. Attachment of Pseudomonas fluorescens AH2 to stainless steel coated with water-soluble coatings of animal origin was significantly reduced as compared with noncoated stainless steel or stainless steel coated with laboratory substrate or extracts of plant origin. Coating with animal extracts also decreases adhesion of other food-relevant bacteria. The manipulation of adhesion was not attributable to growth inhibitory effects. Chemical analysis revealed that the stainless steels were covered by homogenous layers of adsorbed proteins. The presence of tropomyocin was indicated by appearance of proteins with similar molecular weight based in sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, in several extracts that reduced adhesion but also extracts not containing this protein reduced bacterial adhesion, indicating that several molecular species may be involved in the phenomenon. It is a common perception that food materials facilitate bacterial adhesion to surfaces however, this study demonstrates that aqueous coatings of food origin may actually reduce bacterial adhesion. Compounds from food extracts may potentially be used as nontoxic coatings to reduce bacterial attachment to inert surfaces.
Modulation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell Behavior on Ordered Tantalum Nanotopographies Fabricated Using Colloidal Lithography and Glancing Angle Deposition
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
Date: 20-02-2015
Abstract: Ordered surface nanostructures have attracted much attention in biotechnology and biomedical engineering because of their potential to modulate cell-surface interactions in a controllable manner. However, the ability to fabricate large area ordered nanostructures is limited because of high costs and low speed of fabrication. Here, we have fabricated ordered nanostructures with large surface areas (1.5 × 1.5 cm(2)) using a combination of facile techniques including colloidal self-assembly, colloidal lithography and glancing angle deposition (GLAD). Polystyrene (722 nm) colloids were self-assembled into a hexagonally close-packed (hcp) crystal array at the water-air interface, transferred on a biocompatible tantalum (Ta) surface and used as a mask to generate an ordered Ta pattern. The Ta was deposited by sputter coating through the crystal mask creating approximately 60-nm-high feature sizes. The feature size was further increased by approximately 200-nm-height respectively using GLAD, resulting in the fabrication of four different surfaces (FLAT, Ta60, GLAD100, and GLAD200). Cell adhesion, proliferation, and osteogenic differentiation of primary human adipose-derived stem cells (hADSCs) were studied on these ordered nanostructures for up to 2 weeks. Our results suggested that cell spreading, focal adhesion formation, and filopodia extension of hADSCs were inhibited on the GLAD surfaces, while the growth rate was similar between each surface. Immunostaining for type I collagen (COL1) and osteocalcin (OC) showed that there was higher osteogenic components deposited on the GLAD surfaces compared to the Ta60 and FLAT surfaces after 1 week of osteogenic culture. After 2 weeks of osteogenic culture, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity and the amount of calcium was higher on the GLAD surfaces. In addition, osteoblast-like cells were confluent on Ta60 and FLAT surfaces, whereas the GLAD surfaces were not fully covered suggesting that the cell-cell interactions are stronger than cell-substrate interactions on GLAD surfaces. Visible extracellular matrix deposits decorated the porous surface can be found on the GLAD surfaces. Depth profiling of surface components using a new Ar cluster source and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) showed that deposited extracellular matrix on GLAD surfaces is rich in nitrogen. The fabricated ordered surface nanotopographies have potential to be applied in erse fields, and demonstrate that the behavior of human stem cells can be directed on these ordered nanotopographies, providing new knowledge for applications in biomaterials and tissue engineering.
Optimizing the surface density of polyethylene glycol chains by grafting from binary solvent mixtures
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 06-2015
Manufacture of Chemically Modified Antibacterial Surfaces
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Date: 2015
Colloid-probe AFM studies of the surface functionality and adsorbed proteins on binary colloidal crystal layers
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Date: 2017
DOI: 10.1039/C6RA28491D
Abstract: We demonstrate the applicability of colloid-probe AFM to detect different surface chemistries on binary colloidal crystal layers of different chemical and protein patterns.
The influence of PEG-thiol derivatives on controlling cellular and bacterial interactions with gold surfaces
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2018
Heterogeneity of mesenchymal and pluripotent stem cell populations grown on nanogrooves and nanopillars
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Date: 2017
DOI: 10.1039/C7TB01878A
Abstract: Surface nanotopographies are a powerful way of manipulating cell morphology and subsequent differentiation.
Response of MG63 osteoblast-like cells to ordered nanotopographies fabricated using colloidal self-assembly and glancing angle deposition
Publisher: American Vacuum Society
Date: 12-10-2015
DOI: 10.1116/1.4931889
Abstract: Ordered surface nanostructures have attracted much attention in different fields including biomedical engineering because of their potential to study the size effect on cellular response and modulation of cell fate. However, the ability to fabricate large-area ordered nanostructures is typically limited due to high costs and low speed of fabrication. Herein, highly ordered nanostructures with large surface areas (& .5 × 1.5 cm2) were fabricated using a combination of facile techniques including colloidal self-assembly, colloidal lithography, and glancing angle deposition (GLAD). An ordered tantalum (Ta) pattern with 60-nm-height was generated using colloidal lithography. A monolayer of colloidal crystal, i.e., hexagonal close packed 720 nm polystyrene particles, was self-assembled and used as a mask. Ta patterns were subsequently generated by evaporation of Ta through the mask. The feature size was further increased by 100 or 200 nm using GLAD, resulting in the fabrication of four different surfaces (FLAT, Ta60, GLAD100, and GLAD200). Cell adhesion, proliferation, and mineralization of MG63 osteoblast-like cells were investigated on these ordered nanostructures over a 1 week period. Our results showed that cell adhesion, spreading, focal adhesion formation, and filopodia formation of the MG63 osteoblast-like cells were inhibited on the GLAD surfaces, especially the initial (24 h) attachment, resulting in a lower cell density on the GLAD surfaces. After 1 week culture, alkaline phosphatase activity and the amount of Ca was higher on the GLAD surfaces compared with Ta60 and FLAT controls, suggesting that the GLAD surfaces facilitate differentiation of osteoblasts. This study demonstrates that ordered Ta nanotopographies synthesized by combining colloidal lithography with GLAD can improve the mineralization of osteoblast-like cells providing a new platform for biomaterials and bone tissue engineering.
Tunable Chemical and Topographic Patterns Based on Binary Colloidal Crystals (BCCs) to Modulate MG63 Cell Growth
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 30-07-2019
Effects of cloud-point grafting, chain length, and density of PEG layers on competitive adsorption of ocular proteins
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 05-2002
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9612(01)00334-9
Abstract: The effects of pinning density, chain length, and 'cloud point' (CP) versus non-CP grafting conditions have been studied on the ability of polyethylene glycol (PEG) layers to minimize adsorption from a multicomponent (lysozyme, human serum albumin (HSA), IgG and lactoferrin) protein solution. Methoxy-terminated aldehyde-PEG (M-PEG, MW 5000) and dialdehyde-PEG (PEG(ald)2, MW 3400) were grafted by reductive amination onto two surfaces of different amine group density, generated by radiofrequency glow discharge (r.f.g.d.) deposition of n-heptylamine (HA) (low density) or allylamine (AlA) (high density) r.f.g.d. polymer layers. The PEG graft density was varied also by increasing the temperature and salt (K2SO4) content of the grafting solution it reached a maximum at the CP of the PEGs. The CP reaction conditions were critical for producing PEG layers capable of minimizing protein adsorption. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) showed that under these conditions, PEG(ald)2 produced a thick linear PEG layer, most likely by aldol condensation. Protein adsorption was assessed using XPS and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-ToF-MS) in the surface mode (Surface-MALDI-MS). Coatings grafted at non-CP conditions showed some protein adsorption, as did the HA/M-PEG layer grafted at the CP. On the other hand, no protein adsorption was detected on the HA/PEG(ald)2, AlA/M-PEG, and AlA/PEG(ald)2 surfaces when grafted at the CP. Thus, the effects of pinning density and chain length are interrelated, but the key factor is optimization of PEG chain density by use of the CP conditions, provided that a sufficient density of pinning sites exists.
Surface Characteristics and Bone Biocompatibility of Cold-Sprayed Porous Titanium on Polydimethylsiloxane Substrates
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
Date: 22-02-2023
Immobilisation of living bacteria for AFM imaging under physiological conditions
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 10-2010
DOI: 10.1016/J.ULTRAMIC.2010.06.010
Abstract: Atomic force microscopy (AFM) holds great potential for studying the nanoscale surface structures of living cells, and to measure their interactions with abiotic surfaces, other cells, or specific biomolecules. However, the application of AFM in microbiology is challenging due to the difficulty of immobilising bacterial cells to a flat surface without changing the cell surface properties or cell viability. We have performed an extensive and thorough study of how to functionalise surfaces in order to immobilise living bacteria for AFM studies in liquid environments. Our aim was to develop a scheme which allows bacterial cells to be immobilised to a flat surface with sufficient strength to avoid detachment during the AFM scanning, and without affecting cell surface chemistry, structure, and viability. We compare and evaluate published methods, and present a new, reproducible, and generally applicable scheme for immobilising bacteria cells for an AFM imaging. Bacterial cells were immobilised to modified glass surfaces by physical confinement of cells in microwells, physisorption to positively charged surfaces, covalent binding to amine- or carboxyl-terminated surfaces, and adsorption to surfaces coated with highly adhesive polyphenolic proteins originating from the mussel Mytilus edulis. Living cells could be immobilised with all of these approaches, but many cells detached when immobilised by electrostatic interactions and imaged in buffers like PBS or MOPS. Cells were more firmly attached when immobilised by covalent binding, although some cells still detached during AFM imaging. The most successful method revealed was immobilisation by polyphenolic proteins, which facilitated firm immobilisation of the cells. Furthermore, the cell viability was not affected by this immobilisation scheme, and adhesive proteins thus provide a fast, reproducible, and generally applicable scheme for immobilising living bacteria for an AFM imaging.
Tuning the Density of Poly(ethylene glycol) Chains to Control Mammalian Cell and Bacterial Attachment
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 05-08-2017
DOI: 10.3390/POLYM9080343
Preventing Protein Adsorption from a Range of Surfaces Using an Aqueous Fish Protein Extract
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
Date: 18-09-2009
DOI: 10.1021/BM900589R
Abstract: We utilize an aqueous extract of fish proteins (FPs) as a coating for minimizing the adsorption of fibrinogen (Fg) and human serum albumin (HSA). The surfaces include stainless steel (SS), gold (Au), silicon dioxide (SiO(2)), and poly(styrene) (PS). The adsorption processes (kinetics and adsorbed mass) are followed by quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM-D). Complementary surface information is provided by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). QCM-D shows no mass increases to any of the FP-coated surfaces upon treating with Fg or HSA. Also, when Fg- or HSA-coated surfaces are exposed to the FPs, a significant increase in adsorbed mass occurs because the FPs are highly surface-active displacing Fg. Additionally, fluorescence microscopy confirms that very little Fg adsorbs to the FP-coated surfaces. We propose that FP coatings prevent protein adsorption by steric stabilization and could be an alternative method for preventing unwanted bioadhesion on medical materials.
Harnessing the perinuclear actin cap (pnAC) to influence nanocarrier trafficking and gene transfection efficiency in skeletal myoblasts using nanopillars
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 07-2020
Electrostatic and capillary force directed tunable 3D binary micro- and nanoparticle assemblies on surfaces
Publisher: IOP Publishing
Date: 04-2011
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/22/22/225601
Abstract: We report a simple, rapid and cost-effective method based on evaporation induced assembly to grow 3D binary colloidal assemblies on a hydrophobic/hydrophilic substrate by simple drop casting. The evaporation of a mixed colloidal drop results in ring-like or uniform area deposition depending on the concentration of particles, and thus assembly occurs at the periphery of a ring or uniformly all over the drop area. Binary colloidal assemblies of different crystal structure are successfully prepared over a wide range of size ratios (γ = small/large) from 0.06 to 0.30 by tuning the γ of the micro- and nanoparticles used during assembly. The growth mechanism of 3D binary colloidal assemblies is investigated and it is found that electrostatic forces facilitate assembly formation until the end of the evaporation process, with capillary forces also playing a role. In addition, the effects of solvent type, humidity, and salt concentration on crystal formation and ordering behaviour are also examined. Furthermore, long range, highly ordered binary colloidal assemblies can be fabricated by the choice of a low conducting solvent combined with evaporation induced assembly.
Binary colloidal crystals (BCCs) as a feeder-free system to generate human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs)
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 11-11-2016
DOI: 10.1038/SREP36845
Abstract: Human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) are capable of differentiating into any cell type and provide significant advances to cell therapy and regenerative medicine. However, the current protocol for hiPSC generation is relatively inefficient and often results in many partially reprogrammed colonies, which increases the cost and reduces the applicability of hiPSCs. Biophysical stimulation, in particular from tuning cell-surface interactions, can trigger specific cellular responses that could in turn promote the reprogramming process. In this study, human fibroblasts were reprogrammed into hiPSCs using a feeder-free system and episomal vectors using novel substrates based on binary colloidal crystals (BCCs). BCCs are made from two different spherical particle materials (Si and PMMA) ranging in size from nanometers to micrometers that self-assemble into hexagonal close-packed arrays. Our results show that the BCCs, particularly those made from a crystal of 2 μm Si and 0.11 μm PMMA particles (2SiPM) facilitate the reprogramming process and increase the proportion of fully reprogrammed hiPSC colonies, even without a vitronectin coating. Subsequent isolation of clonal hiPSC lines demonstrates that they express pluripotent markers (OCT4 and TRA-1-60). This proof-of-concept study demonstrates that cell reprogramming can be improved on substrates where surface properties are tailored to the application.
Highly Ordered Mixed Protein Patterns Over Large Areas from Self‐Assembly of Binary Colloids
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 04-02-2011
Surface modification and chemical surface analysis of biomaterials
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 10-2011
DOI: 10.1016/J.CBPA.2011.07.012
Abstract: The chemical composition of the surface layers of synthetic biomaterials used for human medical devices and in biotechnology plays a key role in determining interfacial interactions between biological media (such as protein solutions, cells, tissue) and the synthetic material. Accordingly, considerable research efforts focus on improving the 'biocompatibility' of biomaterials by applying various surface modification and thin film coating approaches. Here we focus on the patterning of surface chemistries, often designed to exercise spatial control over events such as cell attachment and spreading. Secondly, we review recent developments in chemical characterisation of biomaterials surfaces, which is essential both for verifying the success of intended surface modification strategies and for reliable interpretation of observed biological responses. Biomaterials surface analysis by imaging ToF-SIMS and XPS and compositional depth profiling are discussed, as is the emerging complementary technique of Metastable Induced Electron Spectroscopy.
<title>Excimer laser ablation for spatially controlled protein patterns</title>
Publisher: SPIE
Date: 19-11-2001
DOI: 10.1117/12.454588
Direct Detection of Proteins Adsorbed on Synthetic Materials by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization–Mass Spectrometry
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-1999
Surface-MALDI mass spectrometry in biomaterials research
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-2004
Guiding the Dewetting of Thin Polymer Films by Colloidal Imprinting
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 21-04-2015
Effects of Surface Chemical Composition on the Early Growth Stages of α-Sexithienyl Films on Silicon Oxide Substrates
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
Date: 07-12-2005
DOI: 10.1021/JP053814G
Abstract: In organic field effect transistors, charge transport is confined to a narrow region next to the organic/dielectric interface. It is thus extremely important to determine the morphology and the molecular arrangement of the organic films at their early growth stages. On a substrate of technological interest, such as thermally grown silicon oxide, it has been recently found that alpha-sexithienyl aggregates made of flat-lying molecules can simultaneously nucleate besides islands made of molecules standing vertical. In this paper, we investigate the effects due to variations in surface chemical composition on alpha-sexithienyl ultrathin film formation. Flat-lying molecules are no longer detected when Si-OH groups present at the surface are chemically removed but also when the Si-OH or Si-H group density is maximized. This gives evidence that variations in the surface chemical composition can largely affect the nucleation and growth processes of organic/dielectric interfaces. We hypothesize that isolated OH groups can interact with alpha-sexithienyl molecules and anchor them down flat with respect to the surface.
Surface chemistry of grafted expanded poly(tetrafluoroethylene) membranes modifies the in vitro proinflammatory response in macrophages
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 11-09-2012
DOI: 10.1002/JBM.A.34408
Abstract: A series of surface-modified expanded poly(tetrafluoroethylene) membranes showed varied levels of in vitro macrophage proinflammatory response. Membranes containing a mixture of phosphate and hydroxyl groups (as determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis) stimulate greater macrophage activation than s les containing a mixture of phosphate and carboxylic acid segments. The types of proteins that adsorbed irreversibly from serum onto the two s les with the highest and lowest cellular response were investigated using surface-matrix-assisted laser desorption ionisation time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Distinct differences in the number and type of proteins that adsorbed were observed between these s les. A correlation was found between the main protein components adsorbed onto the surfaces and the resulting in vitro proinflammatory response. This study strongly supports the hypothesis that the cellular response is not controlled directly by surface properties but is mediated by specific protein adsorption events. This in turn highlights the importance of better understanding and controlling the properties of intelligent surface-modified biomaterials.
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