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Tadjine M, Bouzidi F, Berbri A, Nehmar H, Bouhekka A. In situ Fourier transform infrared-attenuated total reflection spectroscopy and modeling investigation of protein adsorption: Case of expanded bovine serum albumin on titanium dioxide anatase. Biointerphases 2024; 19:011001. [PMID: 38214353 DOI: 10.1116/6.0003020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2024] Open
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The purpose of this experimental and modeling research is to study the pH effect and to determine the surface coverage plus the adsorption constant (Ka) of bovine serum albumin (BSA) protein adsorbed on TiO2 anatase surface, respectively. In situ Fourier transform infrared-attenuated total reflection spectroscopy in a flow-through cell was used to study the BSA adsorption on porous TiO2 anatase films. The experiments were performed in water solution, under different pH values, at a concentration of 10-6 mol/l. Theoretically, we extended the two-state model, based on a system of coupled differential equations, by adding a desorption parameter Kd2, for unfolded state. The model was solved taking into account the adsorption (Ka), desorption (Kd1,2), transformation (Kf) coefficients, and the initial solution protein concentration (C0). The findings clearly illustrated that the solution pH drastically changed the behavior of BSA adsorption, whereas the mathematical analytical solutions allowed us to determine the native state (θ1), the unfolded state (θ2), and the full one (θ) surface coverages. Finally, a good application of the approximated model on the experimental work, expanded BSA adsorbed on TiO2 anatase at pH = 1.7, indicated a value of Ka = (408.36 ± 0.996) × 102 mol-1 l min-1.
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- Moustafa Tadjine
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Exact Sciences and Informatics, Hassiba Benbouali University of Chlef, P.B. 78 C, National Road No. 19, Ouled Fares, 02180 Chlef, Algeria
- Theoretical Physics and Material Physics Laboratory, Hassiba Benbouali University of Chlef, P.B. 151, Hay Salem, National Road No. 19, 02000 Chlef, Algeria
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Exact Sciences and Informatics, Hassiba Benbouali University of Chlef, P.B. 78 C, National Road No. 19, Ouled Fares, 02180 Chlef, Algeria
- Laboratory of Mechanics and Energy, Hassiba Benbouali University of Chlef, P.B. 151, Hay Salem, National Road No. 19, 02000 Chlef, Algeria
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Exact Sciences and Informatics, Hassiba Benbouali University of Chlef, P.B. 78 C, National Road No. 19, Ouled Fares, 02180 Chlef, Algeria
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- Laboratoire de Physique des Couches Minces et Matériaux pour l'Electronique -LPCMME Université Oran 1 Ahmed Ben Bella, B.P. 1524, El M'naouar 31100 Oran, Algeria
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- Laboratoire de Physique des Couches Minces et Matériaux pour l'Electronique -LPCMME Université Oran 1 Ahmed Ben Bella, B.P. 1524, El M'naouar 31100 Oran, Algeria
- Department of Matter Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Tissemsilt University, P.B. 182, 38000 Tissemsilt, Algeria
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Adsorption of arabinogalactan-proteins from Acacia gums (senegal and seyal) and its molecular fractions onto latex particles. Food Hydrocoll 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2021.107360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Bratek-Skicki A, Sadowska M, Maciejewska-Prończuk J, Adamczyk Z. Nanoparticle and Bioparticle Deposition Kinetics: Quartz Microbalance Measurements. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11010145. [PMID: 33435619 PMCID: PMC7827609 DOI: 10.3390/nano11010145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2020] [Revised: 12/24/2020] [Accepted: 12/31/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Controlled deposition of nanoparticles and bioparticles is necessary for their separation and purification by chromatography, filtration, food emulsion and foam stabilization, etc. Compared to numerous experimental techniques used to quantify bioparticle deposition kinetics, the quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) method is advantageous because it enables real time measurements under different transport conditions with high precision. Because of its versatility and the deceptive simplicity of measurements, this technique is used in a plethora of investigations involving nanoparticles, macroions, proteins, viruses, bacteria and cells. However, in contrast to the robustness of the measurements, theoretical interpretations of QCM measurements for a particle-like load is complicated because the primary signals (the oscillation frequency and the band width shifts) depend on the force exerted on the sensor rather than on the particle mass. Therefore, it is postulated that a proper interpretation of the QCM data requires a reliable theoretical framework furnishing reference results for well-defined systems. Providing such results is a primary motivation of this work where the kinetics of particle deposition under diffusion and flow conditions is discussed. Expressions for calculating the deposition rates and the maximum coverage are presented. Theoretical results describing the QCM response to a heterogeneous load are discussed, which enables a quantitative interpretation of experimental data obtained for nanoparticles and bioparticles comprising viruses and protein molecules.
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- Anna Bratek-Skicki
- Structural Biology Brussels, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
- Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Niezapominajek 8, 30-239 Krakow, Poland; (M.S.); (Z.A.)
- Correspondence:
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- Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Niezapominajek 8, 30-239 Krakow, Poland; (M.S.); (Z.A.)
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- Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Cracow University of Technology, Warszawska 24, PL-31155 Krakow, Poland;
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- Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Niezapominajek 8, 30-239 Krakow, Poland; (M.S.); (Z.A.)
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Bratek-Skicki A. Design of Ultra-Thin PEO/PDMAEMA Polymer Coatings for Tunable Protein Adsorption. Polymers (Basel) 2020; 12:E660. [PMID: 32183463 PMCID: PMC7183053 DOI: 10.3390/polym12030660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2020] [Revised: 03/10/2020] [Accepted: 03/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Protein adsorption on solid surfaces provides either beneficial or adverse outcomes, depending on the application. Therefore, the desire to predict, control, and regulate protein adsorption on different surfaces is a major concern in the field of biomaterials. The most widely used surface modification approach to prevent or limit protein adsorption is based on the use of poly (ethylene oxide) (PEO). On the other hand, the amount of protein adsorbed on poly(2-(dimethylamine)ethyl methacrylate) (PDMAEMA) coatings can be regulated by the pH and ionic strength of the medium. In this work, ultra-thin PEO/PDMAEMA coatings were designed from solutions with different ratios of PEO to PDMAEMA, and different molar masses of PEO, to reversibly adsorb and desorb human serum albumin (HSA), human fibrinogen (Fb), lysozyme (Lys), and avidine (Av), four very different proteins in terms of size, shape, and isoelectric points. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), quartz crystal microbalance (QCM), and atomic force microscopy (AFM) were used to characterize the mixed polymer coatings, revealing the presence of both polymers in the layers, in variable proportions according to the chosen parameters. Protein adsorption at pH 7.4 and salt concentrations of 10-3 M was monitored by QCM. Lys and Av did not adsorb on the homo-coatings and the mixed coatings. The amount of HSA and Fb adsorbed decreased with increasing the PEO ratio or its molar mass in a grafting solution. It was demonstrated that HSA and Fb, which were adsorbed at pH 7.4 and at an ionic strength of 10-3 M, can be fully desorbed by rinsing with a sodium chloride solution at pH 9.0 and ionic strength 0.15 M from the mixed PEO5/PDMAEMA coatings with PEO/PDMAEMA mass ratios of 70/30, and 50/50, respectively. The results demonstrate that mixed PEO/PDMAEMA coatings allow protein adsorption to be finely tuned on solid surfaces.
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- Anna Bratek-Skicki
- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences, Université catholique de Louvain, Place Louis Pasteur 1, bte L4.01.10, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium;
- Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Niezapominajek 8, PL30239 Krakow, Poland
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Mechanism of fibrinogen /microparticle complex deposition on solid substrates: Role of pH. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2019; 184:110424. [PMID: 31542642 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2019.110424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2019] [Revised: 07/29/2019] [Accepted: 08/03/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Deposition kinetics of fibrinogen/polystyrene particle complexes on mica and the silicon/silica substrates was studied using the direct optical and atomic force microscopy. Initially, basic physicochemical characteristics of fibrinogen and the microparticles were acquired using the dynamic light scattering and the electrophoretic mobility methods, whereas the zeta potential of the substrates was determined using the streaming potential measurements. Subsequently an efficient method for the preparation of fibrinogen/polymer microparticle complexes characterized by controlled coverage and molecule orientation was developed. It was demonstrated that for a lower suspension concentration the complexes are stable for pH range 3-9 and for a large concentration for pH below 4.5 and above 5.5. This enabled to carry out thorough pH cycling experiments where their isoelectric point was determined to appear at pH 5. Kinetic measurements showed that the deposition rate of the complexes vanished at pH above 5, whereas the kinetics of the positively charged amidine particles, used as control, remained at maximum for pH up to 9. These results were theoretically interpreted using the hybrid random sequential adsorption model. It was confirmed that the deposition kinetics of the complexes can be adequately analyzed in terms of the mean-field approach, analogously to the ordinary colloid particle behavior. This is in contrast to the fibrinogen molecule behavior, which efficiently adsorb on negatively charged substrates for the entire range pHs up to 9.7. These results have practical significance for conducting efficient immunoassays governed by the specific antigen/antibody interactions.
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Bratek-Skicki A, Cristaudo V, Savocco J, Nootens S, Morsomme P, Delcorte A, Dupont-Gillain C. Mixed Polymer Brushes for the Selective Capture and Release of Proteins. Biomacromolecules 2019; 20:778-789. [PMID: 30605604 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.8b01353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Selective protein adsorption is a key challenge for the development of biosensors, separation technologies, and smart materials for medicine and biotechnologies. In this work, a strategy was developed for selective protein adsorption, based on the use of mixed polymer brushes composed of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO), a protein-repellent polymer, and poly(acrylic acid) (PAA), a weak polyacid whose conformation changes according to the pH and ionic strength of the surrounding medium. A mixture of lysozyme (Lyz), human serum albumin (HSA), and human fibrinogen (Fb) was used to demonstrate the success of this strategy. Polymer brush formation and protein adsorption were monitored by quartz crystal microbalance, whereas protein identification after adsorption from the mixture was performed by time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) with principal component analysis and gel electrophoresis with silver staining. For the ToF-SIMS measurements, adsorption was first performed from single-protein solutions in order to identify characteristic peaks of each protein. Next, adsorption was performed from the mixture of the three proteins. Proteins were also desorbed from the brushes and analyzed by gel electrophoresis with silver staining for further identification. Selective adsorption of Lyz from a mixture of Lyz/HSA/Fb was successfully achieved at pH 9.0 and ionic strength of 10-3 M, while Lyz and HSA, but not Fb, were adsorbed at ionic strength 10-2 M and pH 9.0. The results demonstrate that by controlling the ionic strength, selective adsorption can be achieved from protein mixtures on PEO/PAA mixed brushes, predominantly because of the resulting control on electrostatic interactions. In well-chosen conditions, the selectively adsorbed proteins can also be fully recovered from the brushes by a simple ionic strength stimulus. The developed systems will find applications as responsive biointerfaces in the fields of separation technologies, biosensing, drug delivery, and nanomedicine.
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- Anna Bratek-Skicki
- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences , Université catholique de Louvain , Place Louis Pasteur (L4.01.10) , 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve , Belgium.,Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry , Polish Academy of Sciences , Niezapominajek 8 , PL30239 Krakow , Poland
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences , Université catholique de Louvain , Place Louis Pasteur (L4.01.10) , 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve , Belgium
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- Louvain Institute of Biomolecular Science and Technology , Université catholique de Louvain , Croix du Sud 4-5 (L7.07.14) , 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve , Belgium
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- Louvain Institute of Biomolecular Science and Technology , Université catholique de Louvain , Croix du Sud 4-5 (L7.07.14) , 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve , Belgium
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- Louvain Institute of Biomolecular Science and Technology , Université catholique de Louvain , Croix du Sud 4-5 (L7.07.14) , 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve , Belgium
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences , Université catholique de Louvain , Place Louis Pasteur (L4.01.10) , 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve , Belgium
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences , Université catholique de Louvain , Place Louis Pasteur (L4.01.10) , 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve , Belgium
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Bukackova M, Rusnok P, Marsalek R. Mathematical Methods in the Calculation of the Zeta Potential of BSA. J SOLUTION CHEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s10953-018-0830-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Bratek-Skicki A, Eloy P, Morga M, Dupont-Gillain C. Reversible Protein Adsorption on Mixed PEO/PAA Polymer Brushes: Role of Ionic Strength and PEO Content. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2018; 34:3037-3048. [PMID: 29406751 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b04179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Proteins at interfaces are a key for many applications in the biomedical field, in biotechnologies, in biocatalysis, in food industry, etc. The development of surface layers that allow to control and manipulate proteins is thus highly desired. In previous works, we have shown that mixed polymer brushes combining the protein-repellent properties of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) and the stimuli-responsive adsorption behavior of poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) could be synthesized and used to achieve switchable protein adsorption. With the present work, we bring more insight into the rational design of such smart thin films by unravelling the role of PEO on the adsorption/desorption of proteins. The PEO content of the mixed PEO/PAA brushes was regulated, on the one hand, by using PEO with different molar masses and, on the other hand, by varying the ratio of PEO and PAA in the solutions used to synthesize the brushes. The influence of ionic strength on the protein adsorption behavior was also further examined. The behavior of three proteins-human serum albumin, lysozyme, and human fibrinogen, which have very different size, shape, and isoelectric point-was investigated. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, quartz crystal microbalance, atomic force microscopy, and streaming potential measurements were used to characterize the mixed polymer brushes and, in particular, to estimate the fraction of each polymer within the brushes. Protein adsorption and desorption conditions were selected based on previous studies. While brushes with a lower PEO content allowed the higher protein adsorption to occur, fully reversible adsorption could only be achieved when the PEO surface density was at least 25 PEO units per nm2. Taken together, the results increase the ability to finely tune protein adsorption, especially with temporal control. This opens up possibilities of applications in biosensor design, separation technologies, nanotransport, etc.
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- Anna Bratek-Skicki
- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences , Université catholique de Louvain , Place Louis Pasteur (L4.01.10) , 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve , Belgium
- Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry , Polish Academy of Sciences , Niezapominajek 8 , PL30239 Krakow , Poland
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences , Université catholique de Louvain , Place Louis Pasteur (L4.01.10) , 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve , Belgium
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- Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry , Polish Academy of Sciences , Niezapominajek 8 , PL30239 Krakow , Poland
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences , Université catholique de Louvain , Place Louis Pasteur (L4.01.10) , 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve , Belgium
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Vander Straeten A, Bratek-Skicki A, Germain L, D'Haese C, Eloy P, Fustin CA, Dupont-Gillain C. Protein-polyelectrolyte complexes to improve the biological activity of proteins in layer-by-layer assemblies. NANOSCALE 2017; 9:17186-17192. [PMID: 29095455 DOI: 10.1039/c7nr04345g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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A standard method of protein immobilization is proposed, based on the use of protein-polyelectrolyte complexes (PPCs) as building blocks for layer-by-layer assembly. Thicker multilayers, with a higher polyelectrolyte fraction, are obtained with PPCs compared to single protein molecules. Biological activity is not only maintained, but specific activity is also higher, as demonstrated for lysozyme-poly(styrene sulfonate) complexes. This is attributed to the more hydrated state of the assemblies. This new method of protein immobilization opens up perspectives for biotechnology and biomedical applications.
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- A Vander Straeten
- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences, Université catholique de Louvain, Place Louis Pasteur, 1 bte L4.01.10, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
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Hu Y, Jin J, Liang H, Ji X, Yin J, Jiang W. pH Dependence of Adsorbed Fibrinogen Conformation and Its Effect on Platelet Adhesion. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2016; 32:4086-4094. [PMID: 27035056 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b04238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM-D) and dual polarization interferometry (DPI) were used to investigate fibrinogen (Fib) adsorption behavior on different surfaces by changing the pH value. Moreover, integrin adhesion to the adsorbed Fibs was studied using DPI. Qualitative and quantitative studies of platelet adhesion to the adsorbed Fibs were performed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), confocal laser scanning microscope (CLSM), and released lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) assay. Experimental results indicated that the conformation and orientation of the absorbed Fibs depended on surface property and pH cycling. For the hydrophilic surface, Fibs adsorbed at pH 7.4 and presented a αC-hidden orientation. As a result, no integrin adhesion was observed, and a small number of platelets were adhered because the αC-domains were hidden under the Fib molecule. By changing the rinsing solution pH from 7.4 to 3.2 and then back to 7.4, the adsorbed Fib orientation became αC-exposed via the transformation of Fib conformation during pH cycling. Therefore, integrin adhesion was more likely to occur, and more platelets were adhered and activated. For the hydrophobic surface, the adsorbed Fibs became more spread and stretched due to the strong interaction between the Fibs and surface. αC-exposed orientation remained unchanged when the rinsing solution pH changed from 7.4 to 3.2 and then back to 7.4. Therefore, a large number of integrins and platelets were adhered to the adsorbed Fibs, and almost all of the adhered platelets were activated.
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- Yu Hu
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Changchun 130022, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Changchun 130022, P. R. China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Changchun 130022, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Changchun 130022, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Changchun 130022, P. R. China
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Influence of Surface Charge/Potential of a Gold Electrode on the Adsorptive/Desorptive Behaviour of Fibrinogen. Electrochim Acta 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.06.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Role of viscogens on the macromolecular assemblies of fibrinogen at liquid/air and solid/air interfaces. Biointerphases 2015; 10:021009. [PMID: 26062547 DOI: 10.1116/1.4922291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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In this study, an attempt has been made to understand the organization and association of fibrinogen (Fg) in solvent environment induced by viscogens such as 1-ethyl 3-methyl imidazolium ethyl sulfate (IL-emes), Ficoll, and Trehalose. The author observed that Fg in IL-emes adsorbed on solid surface shows higher β-sheet conformation. Shear viscosity measured using quartz crystal microbalance, for Fg in IL-emes was highest with a corresponding higher adsorbed mass 3.26 μg/cm(2). Associated assemblies of the protein at the liquid/air interface were monitored with changes in surface tension and were used to calculate work of adhesion. Changes in work of adhesion were used as a tool to measure the adsorption of Fg to solid surfaces in presence of viscogens and highest adsorption was observed for hydrophilic surfaces. Scanning electron microscopy images show Fg in trehalose forms elongated bead like structures implying organization of the protein at the interface. Crowding in the solvent environment induced by viscogens can slow down organization of Fg, leading to macromolecular assemblies near the interface.
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Wang Z, Gong X, Ngai T. Measurements of long-range interactions between protein-functionalized surfaces by total internal reflection microscopy. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2015; 31:3101-3107. [PMID: 25719226 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b00090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Understanding the interaction between protein-functionalized surfaces is an important subject in a variety of protein-related processes, ranging from coatings for biomedical implants to targeted drug carriers and biosensors. In this work, utilizing a total internal reflection microscope (TIRM), we have directly measured the interactions between micron-sized particles decorated with three types of common proteins concanavalin A (ConA), bovine serum albumin (BSA), lysozyme (LYZ), and glass surface coated with soy proteins (SP). Our results show that the protein adsorption greatly affects the charge property of the surfaces, and the interactions between those protein-functionalized surfaces depend on solution pH values. At pH 7.5-10.0, all these three protein-functionalized particles are highly negatively charged, and they move freely above the negatively charged SP-functionalized surface. The net interaction between protein-functionalized surfaces captured by TIRM was found as a long-range, nonspecific double-layer repulsion. When pH was decreased to 5.0, both protein-functionalized surfaces became neutral and double-layer repulsion was greatly reduced, resulting in adhesion of all three protein-functionalized particles to the SP-functionalized surface due to the hydrophobic attraction. The situation is very different at pH = 4.0: BSA-decorated particles, which are highly charged, can move freely above the SP-functionalized surfaces, while ConA- and LYZ-decorated particles can only move restrictively in a limited range. Our results quantify these nonspecific kT-scale interactions between protein-functionalized surfaces, which will enable the design of surfaces for use in biomedical applications and study of biomolecular interactions.
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- Zhaohui Wang
- †Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong
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- ‡School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China 510640
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- †Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong
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Raczkowska J, Ohar M, Stetsyshyn Y, Zemła J, Awsiuk K, Rysz J, Fornal K, Bernasik A, Ohar H, Fedorova S, Shtapenko O, Polovkovych S, Novikov V, Budkowski A. Temperature-responsive peptide-mimetic coating based on poly(N-methacryloyl-l-leucine): properties, protein adsorption and cell growth. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2014; 118:270-9. [PMID: 24780433 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2014.03.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2013] [Revised: 03/27/2014] [Accepted: 03/28/2014] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Poly(N-methacryloyl-l-leucine) (PNML) coatings were successfully fabricated via polymerization from peroxide initiator grafted to premodified glass substrate. Chemical composition and thickness of PNML coatings were determined using time of flight-secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF- SIMS) and ellipsometry, respectively. PNML coatings exhibit thermal response of the wettability, between 4 and 28°C, which indicates a transition between hydrated loose coils and hydrophobic collapsed chains. Morphology of the PNML coating was observed with the AFM, transforming with increasing temperature from initially relatively smooth surface to rough and more structured surface. Protein adsorption observed by fluorescence microscopy for model proteins (bovine serum albumin and lentil lectin labeled with fluorescein isothiocyanate) at transition from 5 to 25°C, showed high affinity of PNML coating to proteins at all investigated temperatures and pH. Thus, PNML coating have significant potential for medical and biotechnological applications as protein capture agents or functional replacements of antibodies ("plastic antibodies"). The high proliferation growth of the human embryonic kidney cell (HEK 293) onto PNML coating was demonstrated, indicating its excellent cytocompatibility.
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- Joanna Raczkowska
- Smoluchowski Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, Reymonta 4, 30-059 Kraków, Poland.
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- "Lvivska Polytechnika" National University, S. Bandery 12, 79013 Lviv, Ukraine
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- "Lvivska Polytechnika" National University, S. Bandery 12, 79013 Lviv, Ukraine.
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- Smoluchowski Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, Reymonta 4, 30-059 Kraków, Poland
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- Smoluchowski Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, Reymonta 4, 30-059 Kraków, Poland
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- Smoluchowski Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, Reymonta 4, 30-059 Kraków, Poland
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- Smoluchowski Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, Reymonta 4, 30-059 Kraków, Poland
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- AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, al. A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland
| | - Halyna Ohar
- "Lvivska Polytechnika" National University, S. Bandery 12, 79013 Lviv, Ukraine
| | - Svitlana Fedorova
- Institute of Animal Biology, National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukrainian, Vasyl' Stus Str. 38, 79034 Lviv, Ukraine
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- Institute of Animal Biology, National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukrainian, Vasyl' Stus Str. 38, 79034 Lviv, Ukraine
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- "Lvivska Polytechnika" National University, S. Bandery 12, 79013 Lviv, Ukraine
| | - Andrzej Budkowski
- Smoluchowski Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, Reymonta 4, 30-059 Kraków, Poland
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