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Zober M, Lienkamp K. “Just Antimicrobial Is Not Enough” Revisited – From Antimicrobial Polymers To Microstructured Dual‐Functional Surfaces, Self‐regenerating Polymer Surfaces, and Polymer Materials with Switchable Bioactivity. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.202200051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Maria Zober
- Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK) University of Freiburg Georges‐Köhler‐Allee 105 79110 Freiburg Germany
- Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies (FIT) University of Freiburg Georges‐Köhler‐Allee 105 79110 Freiburg Germany
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- Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK) University of Freiburg Georges‐Köhler‐Allee 105 79110 Freiburg Germany
- Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies (FIT) University of Freiburg Georges‐Köhler‐Allee 105 79110 Freiburg Germany
- Professur für Polymerwerkstoffe Fachrichtung Materialwissenschaft und Werkstoffkunde Universität des Saarlandes Campus 66123 Saarbrücken Germany
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Controlled spatial organization of bacterial growth reveals key role of cell filamentation preceding Xylella fastidiosa biofilm formation. NPJ Biofilms Microbiomes 2021; 7:86. [PMID: 34876576 PMCID: PMC8651647 DOI: 10.1038/s41522-021-00258-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 11/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The morphological plasticity of bacteria to form filamentous cells commonly represents an adaptive strategy induced by stresses. In contrast, for diverse human and plant pathogens, filamentous cells have been recently observed during biofilm formation, but their functions and triggering mechanisms remain unclear. To experimentally identify the underlying function and hypothesized cell communication triggers of such cell morphogenesis, spatially controlled cell patterning is pivotal. Here, we demonstrate highly selective cell adhesion of the biofilm-forming phytopathogen Xylella fastidiosa to gold-patterned SiO2 substrates with well-defined geometries and dimensions. The consequent control of both cell density and distances between cell clusters demonstrated that filamentous cell formation depends on cell cluster density, and their ability to interconnect neighboring cell clusters is distance-dependent. This process allows the creation of large interconnected cell clusters that form the structural framework for macroscale biofilms. The addition of diffusible signaling molecules from supernatant extracts provides evidence that cell filamentation is induced by quorum sensing. These findings and our innovative platform could facilitate therapeutic developments targeting biofilm formation mechanisms of X. fastidiosa and other pathogens.
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Schneider-Chaabane A, Bleicher V, Rau S, Al-Ahmad A, Lienkamp K. Stimulus-Responsive Polyzwitterionic Surfaces Made from Itaconic Acid: Self-Triggered Antimicrobial Activity, Protein Repellency, and Cell Compatibility. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:21242-21253. [PMID: 31825196 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b17781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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A functional monomer carrying a carboxylate and a protected primary ammonium group is synthesized from itaconic acid. When copolymerized with dimethyl acrylamide and 4-methacryloyloxybenzophenone, cross-linkable polyzwitterions are obtained. These are converted to surface-attached polyzwitterion networks by simultaneous UV-triggered C,H insertion reactions. The resulting polyzwitterion-coated substrates were studied by surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy measurements, ζ potential and various biological assays. They were (expectedly) protein repellent, yet at the same time (and unexpectedly) cell-adhesive and antimicrobially active. This was attributed to stimulus-responsiveness of the polyzwitterion (confirmed by the ζ potential measurements), which enables charge adjustment at different pH values. When protonated, the polyzwitterions become amphiphilic polycations and, in this state, kill bacteria upon contact like their parent structures (polymer-based synthetic mimics of antimicrobial peptides, SMAMPs).
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- Alexandra Schneider-Chaabane
- Bioactive Polymer Synthesis and Surface Engineering Group, Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK) and Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies (FIT), University of Freiburg, Georges-Köhler-Allee 105, 79110 Freiburg, Germany
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- Bioactive Polymer Synthesis and Surface Engineering Group, Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK) and Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies (FIT), University of Freiburg, Georges-Köhler-Allee 105, 79110 Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Operative Dentistry and Periodontology, Medical Center of the University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Strasse 55, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Operative Dentistry and Periodontology, Medical Center of the University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Strasse 55, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
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- Bioactive Polymer Synthesis and Surface Engineering Group, Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK) and Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies (FIT), University of Freiburg, Georges-Köhler-Allee 105, 79110 Freiburg, Germany
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Elsayed SM, Widyaya VT, Shafi Y, Eickenscheidt A, Lienkamp K. Bifunctional Bioactive Polymer Surfaces with Micrometer and Submicrometer-sized Structure: The Effects of Structure Spacing and Elastic Modulus on Bioactivity. Molecules 2019; 24:E3371. [PMID: 31527527 PMCID: PMC6767307 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24183371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2019] [Revised: 08/16/2019] [Accepted: 08/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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This study presents a comparison of two types of bifunctional structured surface that were made from the same polymer -- an antimicrobial polycation (a synthetic mimic of an antimicrobial peptide, SMAMP) and a protein-repellent polyzwitterion (poly(sulfobetaines), PSB). The first type of bifunctional surface was fabricated by a colloidal lithography (CL) based process where the two polymers were immobilized sequentially onto pre-structured surfaces with a chemical contrast (gold on silicon). This enabled site-selective covalent attachment. The CL materials had a spacing ranging from 200 nm to 2 µm. The second type of structured surface (spacing: 1 - 8.5 µm) was fabricated using a microcontact printing (µCP) process where SMAMP patches were printed onto a PSB network, so that 3D surface features were obtained. The thus obtained materials were studied by quantitative nanomechanical measurements using atomic force microscopy (QNM-AFM). The different architectures led to different local elastic moduli at the polymer-air interface, where the CL surfaces were much stiffer (Derjaguin-Muller-Toporov (DMT) modulus = 20 ± 0.8 GPa) compared to the structured 3D networks obtained by µCP (DMT modulus = 42 ± 1.1 MPa). The effects of the surface topology and stiffness on the antimicrobial activity against Escherichia coli, the protein repellency (using fibrinogen), and the compatibility with human gingival mucosal keratinocytes were investigated. The softer 3D µCP surfaces had simultaneous antimicrobial activity, protein repellency, and cell compatibility at all spacings. For the stiffer CL surfaces, quantitative simultaneous antimicrobial activity and protein repellency was not obtained. However, the cell compatibility could be maintained at all spacings. The optimum spacing for the CL materials was in the range of 500 nm-1 µm, with significantly reduced antimicrobial activity at 2 µm spacing. Thus, the soft polymer network obtained by µCP could be more easily optimized than the stiff CL surface, and had a broader topology range of optimal or near-optimal bioactivity.
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- Sarah M Elsayed
- Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies (FIT) and Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK), Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Georges-Köhler-Allee 105, 79110 Freiburg, Germany
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- Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies (FIT) and Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK), Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Georges-Köhler-Allee 105, 79110 Freiburg, Germany
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- Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies (FIT) and Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK), Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Georges-Köhler-Allee 105, 79110 Freiburg, Germany
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- Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies (FIT) and Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK), Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Georges-Köhler-Allee 105, 79110 Freiburg, Germany
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- Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies (FIT) and Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK), Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Georges-Köhler-Allee 105, 79110 Freiburg, Germany.
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Deng Z, Schweigerdt A, Norow A, Lienkamp K. Degradation of Polymer Films on Surfaces: A Model Study with Poly(sebacic anhydride). MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2019; 220:1900121. [PMID: 34404980 PMCID: PMC7611508 DOI: 10.1002/macp.201900121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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There is compelling evidence that the degradation kinetics of thin polymer films differ significantly from those of bulk materials, as interfacial effects become dominant. Therefore, it is crucial to investigate these kinetics separately. Qualitative analytics of thin film degradation exist, e.g. by scanning electron microscopy or atomic force microscopy (AFM), but a quantitative study is so far missing. In this work, poly(sebacic anhydride) (PSA), an aliphatic polyanhydride, is used as a model system for a quantitative degradation study. PSA was spin-coated onto silicon or gold substrates. The degradation of these PSA films was monitored by ellipsometry, surface-plasmon resonance spectroscopy (SPR), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Two kinetic regimes were observed when plotting the relative layer thickness determined by FTIR and SPR against the degradation time. The data obtained by FTIR showed a single process for the rate of ester bond cleavage. Overall, the degradation rate constants of PSA determined by the different methods were consistent. The degradation rate constants of PSA film up to 378 nm thickness were constant. Several thicker free-standing samples studied gravimetrically had a degradation rate constant that was one order of magnitude slower, thus confirming thickness-dependent degradation rate constants.
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- Zhuoling Deng
- Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK) and Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies (FIT), University of Freiburg, Georges-Köhler-Allee 105, 79110 Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK) and Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies (FIT), University of Freiburg, Georges-Köhler-Allee 105, 79110 Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK) and Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies (FIT), University of Freiburg, Georges-Köhler-Allee 105, 79110 Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK) and Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies (FIT), University of Freiburg, Georges-Köhler-Allee 105, 79110 Freiburg, Germany
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Elsayed SM, Paschke S, Rau SJ, Lienkamp K. Surface Structuring Combined with Chemical Surface Functionalization: An Effective Tool to Manipulate Cell Adhesion. Molecules 2019; 24:E909. [PMID: 30841576 PMCID: PMC6429452 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24050909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2019] [Revised: 02/28/2019] [Accepted: 03/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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In this study, we investigate how a surface structure underneath a surface-attached polymer coating affects the bioactivity of the resulting material. To that end, structured surfaces were fabricated using colloidal lithography (lateral dimensions: 200 nm to 1 µm, height ~15 to 50 nm). The surface structures were further functionalized either with antimicrobial, cell-adhesive polycations or with protein-repellent polyzwitterions. The materials thus obtained were compared to non-functionalized structured surfaces and unstructured polymer monolayers. Their physical properties were studied by contact-angle measurements and atomic force microscopy (AFM). Protein adhesion was studied by surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy, and the antimicrobial activity against Escherichia coli bacteria was tested. The growth of human mucosal gingiva keratinocytes on the materials was analyzed using the Alamar blue assay, optical microscopy, and live-dead staining. The data shows that the underlying surface structure itself reduced protein adhesion and also bacterial adhesion, as evidenced by increased antimicrobial activity. It also enhanced cell adhesion to the surfaces. Particularly in combination with the adhesive polycations, the surfaces increased the cell growth compared to the unstructured reference materials. Thus, functionalizing structured surfaces with adhesive polymer could be a valuable tool for improved tissue integration.
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- Sarah M Elsayed
- Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies (FIT) and Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK), Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Georges-Köhler-Allee 105, 79110 Freiburg, Germany.
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- Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies (FIT) and Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK), Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Georges-Köhler-Allee 105, 79110 Freiburg, Germany.
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- Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies (FIT) and Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK), Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Georges-Köhler-Allee 105, 79110 Freiburg, Germany.
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- Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies (FIT) and Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK), Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Georges-Köhler-Allee 105, 79110 Freiburg, Germany.
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Widyaya VT, Müller C, Al-Ahmad A, Lienkamp K. Three-Dimensional, Bifunctional Microstructured Polymer Hydrogels Made from Polyzwitterions and Antimicrobial Polymers. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:1211-1226. [PMID: 30563333 PMCID: PMC7611509 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b03410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Biofilm-associated infections of medical devices are a global problem. For the prevention of such infections, biomaterial surfaces are chemically or topographically modified to slow down the initial stages of biofilm formation. In the bifunctional material here presented, chemical and topographical cues are combined, so that protein and bacterial adhesion as well as bacterial proliferation are effectively inhibited. Upon changes in the surface topography parameters and investigation of the effect of these changes on bioactivity, structure-property relationships are obtained. The target material is obtained by microcontact printing (μCP), a soft lithography method. The antimicrobial component, poly(oxanorbornene)-based synthetic mimics of an antimicrobial peptide (SMAMP), was printed onto a protein-repellent polysulfobetaine hydrogel, so that bifunctional 3D structured polymer surfaces with 1, 2, and 8.5 μm spacing are obtained. These surfaces are characterized with fluorescence microscopy, surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy, and contact angle measurements. Biological studies show that the bifunctional surfaces with 1 and 2 μm spacing are 100% antimicrobially active against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus, 100% fibrinogen-repellent, and nontoxic to human gingival mucosal keratinocytes. At 8.5 μm spacing, the broad-band antimicrobial activity and the protein repellency are compromised, which indicates that this spacing is above the upper limit for effective simultaneous antimicrobial activity and protein repellency of polyzwitterionic-polycationic materials.
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- Vania Tanda Widyaya
- Bioactive Polymer Synthesis and Surface Engineering Group, Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK) and Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies (FIT), Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Georges-Köhler-Allee 105, 79110 Freiburg, Germany
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- Laboratory for Process Technology, Department of Microsystem Engineering (IMTEK), Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Georges-Köhler-Allee 103, 79110 Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Operative Dentistry and Periodontology, Center for Dental Medicine of the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Freiburg, Hugstetter Str. 55, 79106 Germany
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- Bioactive Polymer Synthesis and Surface Engineering Group, Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK) and Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies (FIT), Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Georges-Köhler-Allee 105, 79110 Freiburg, Germany
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Surface-attached, degradable polymer hydrogels with potential antimicrobial activity are reported. They were obtained by ring-opening metathesis copolymerization (ROMP) of a monomer with potential bioactivity and a monomer that carries a benzophenone cross-linker and a hydrolyzable group. The hydrolyzable group was either an ester or an anhydride group. The copolymers thus obtained were spin-coated onto silicon wafers and UV-irradiated to induce C,H cross-linking of the benzophenone groups and obtain the target polymer networks. Immersion of these networks into aqueous media triggered network degradation. The degradation speed depended on the nature of the intended break points (ester or anhydride groups), the number of cross-links per polymer chain, and the surrounding medium. By releasing bioactive polymer fragments to the medium ("leaching") and by regenerating the hydrogel surface during the degradation process, the hydrogels potentially have two ways to prevent biofilm formation on their surface.
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- Roman Erath
- Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK) and Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies (FIT), University of Freiburg, Georges-Köhler-Allee 105, 79110 Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK) and Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies (FIT), University of Freiburg, Georges-Köhler-Allee 105, 79110 Freiburg, Germany
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Kurowska M, Widyaya VT, Al-Ahmad A, Lienkamp K. Surface-Attached Poly(oxanorbornene) Hydrogels with Antimicrobial and Protein-Repellent Moieties: The Quest for Simultaneous Dual Activity. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2018; 11:E1411. [PMID: 30103513 PMCID: PMC6120009 DOI: 10.3390/ma11081411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2018] [Revised: 08/07/2018] [Accepted: 08/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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By copolymerizing an amphiphilic oxanorbornene monomer bearing N- tert-butyloxycarbonyl (Boc) protected cationic groups with an oxanorbornene-functionalized poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) macromonomer, bifunctional comb copolymers were obtained. Varying the comonomer ratios led to copolymers with PEG contents between 5⁻25 mol %. These polymers were simultaneously surface-immobilized on benzophenone-bearing substrates and cross-linked with pentaerythritoltetrakis(3-mercaptopropionate). They were then immersed into HCl to remove the Boc groups. The thus obtained surface-attached polymer hydrogels (called SMAMP*-co-PEG) were simultaneously antimicrobial and protein-repellent. Physical characterization data showed that the substrates used were homogeneously covered with the SMAMP*-co-PEG polymer, and that the PEG moieties tended to segregate to the polymer⁻air interface. Thus, with increasing PEG content, the interface became increasingly hydrophilic and protein-repellent, as demonstrated by a protein adhesion assay. With 25 mol % PEG, near-quantitative protein-adhesion was observed. The antimicrobial activity of the SMAMP*-co-PEG polymers originates from the electrostatic interaction of the cationic groups with the negatively charged cell envelope of the bacteria. However, the SMAMP*-co-PEG surfaces were only fully active against E. coli, while their activity against S. aureus was already compromised by as little as 5 mol % (18.8 mass %) PEG. The long PEG chains seem to prevent the close interaction of bacteria with the surface, and also might reduce the surface charge density.
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- Monika Kurowska
- Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies (FIT) and Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK), Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Georges-Köhler-Allee 105, 79110 Freiburg, Germany.
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- Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies (FIT) and Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK), Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Georges-Köhler-Allee 105, 79110 Freiburg, Germany.
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- Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies (FIT) and Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK), Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Georges-Köhler-Allee 105, 79110 Freiburg, Germany.
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- Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies (FIT) and Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK), Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Georges-Köhler-Allee 105, 79110 Freiburg, Germany.
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Kurowska M, Eickenscheidt A, Al-Ahmad A, Lienkamp K. Simultaneously Antimicrobial, Protein-repellent and Cell-compatible Polyzwitterion Networks: More Insight on Bioactivity and Physical Properties. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2018; 1:613-626. [PMID: 34405136 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.8b00100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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A poly(oxanorbornene)-based polyzwitterion with primary ammonium and carboxylate groups (PZI) has been reported previously as the first simultaneously antimicrobial and protein-repellent polyzwitterion. Here, additional physical and biological properties of three poly(oxanorbornene)-based polyzwitterions with different functional groups (PZI, the polycarboxybetaine PCB, and the polysulfobetaine PSB) are compared to understand the molecular origins of this unusual bioactivity. Additionally, the three polyzwitterions and the antimicrobial, polycationic SMAMP are exposed to proteins, bacteria suspensions, human plasma and serum. These interactions are investigated by surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy. In protein adhesion studies, neither fibrinogen nor lysozyme adhere irreversibly to PZI, yet reversible interaction with lysozyme is observed at pH 7 and 8. In the presence of bivalent cations, reversible fibrinogen adhesion on PZI and PSB is observed, but not on PCB. This might explain why mammalian cells grow on PZI and PSB, but not on PCB. PZI does not show human plasma adhesion, while PCB and PSB have 0.27 and 0.48 ng mm-2 adhered plasma, and SMAMP even 6.3 ng mm-2. Both PZI and SMAMP show strong serum adhesion, while no serum adhered to PCB, and only little to PSB. This could be related to the pH difference between serum and plasma, to which the pH-responsive primary ammonium groups are susceptible, while the permanently charged NR4 + groups are unaffected. Both PZI and PCB showed none or only little bacterial adhesion. PCB is also intrinsically antimicrobial against E. coli and S. aureus bacteria and thus is also simultaneously protein-repellent and antimicrobially active. Thus, while the carboxylate groups of PZI and PCB seems to be a prerequisite for the dual antimicrobial activity and protein-repellency, the pH-responsiveness of the primary ammonium group seems to make the PZI molecule vulnerable for protein adhesion in fluids that are slightly out of the physiological range.
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- Monika Kurowska
- Bioactive Polymer Synthesis and Surface Engineering Group, Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK) and Freiburg Centre for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies (FIT), Georges-Köhler-Allee 105, 79110 Freiburg, Germany
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- Bioactive Polymer Synthesis and Surface Engineering Group, Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK) and Freiburg Centre for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies (FIT), Georges-Köhler-Allee 105, 79110 Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Operative Dentistry and Periodontology, Medical Centre of the University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Str. 55, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
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- Bioactive Polymer Synthesis and Surface Engineering Group, Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK) and Freiburg Centre for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies (FIT), Georges-Köhler-Allee 105, 79110 Freiburg, Germany
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Deng Z, Hoefling A, Théato P, Lienkamp K. Surface Properties and Antimicrobial Activity of Poly(sulfur-co
-1,3-diisopropenylbenzene) Copolymers. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.201700497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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- Zhuoling Deng
- Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK) and Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies (FIT); University of Freiburg; Georges-Köhler-Allee 105 79110 Freiburg Germany
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- Institute for Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry; University of Hamburg; Bundesstrasse 45 20146 Hamburg Germany
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- Institute for Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry; University of Hamburg; Bundesstrasse 45 20146 Hamburg Germany
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- Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK) and Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies (FIT); University of Freiburg; Georges-Köhler-Allee 105 79110 Freiburg Germany
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Riga EK, Boschert D, Vöhringer M, Widyaya VT, Kurowska M, Hartleb W, Lienkamp K. Fluorescent ROMP Monomers and Copolymers for Biomedical Applications. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2017; 218:1700273. [PMID: 34404977 PMCID: PMC7611511 DOI: 10.1002/macp.201700273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The synthesis and characterization of a series of green, blue and red-fluorescent exo-oxanorbornene acid and imide monomers carrying nitrobenzofurazan, coumarin, and Rhodamin B, respectively, as fluorophores is presented. These monomers carry oxanorbornene as polymerizable unit, and were readily copolymerized with bioactive functional oxanorbornene monomers by ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP), as demonstrated by gel permeation chromatography and NMR spectroscopy. Due to the ease of synthesis of these monomers, and their cost-effectiveness compared many to other fluorescent probes, they are useful for biomaterials applications.
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- Bioactive Polymer Synthesis and Surface Engineering Group, Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK) and Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies (FIT), Georges-Köhler-Allee 105, 79110 Freiburg, Germany
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