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Saleh AH, Borhan G, Goujon F, Devémy J, Dequidt A, Malfreyt P, Sahihi M. Molecular and Energetic Descriptions of the Plasma Protein Adsorption onto the PVC Surface: Implications for Biocompatibility in Medical Devices. ACS OMEGA 2024; 9:38054-38065. [PMID: 39281894 PMCID: PMC11391563 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.4c05044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2024] [Revised: 08/01/2024] [Accepted: 08/12/2024] [Indexed: 09/18/2024]
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Protein adsorption on material surfaces plays a key role in the biocompatibility of medical devices. Therefore, understanding the complex interplay of physicochemical factors driving this kind of biofouling is paramount for advancing biomaterial design. In this study, we investigated the interaction of the most prominent plasma proteins with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) as one of the ubiquitous materials in medical devices. Through molecular docking, we identified human serum albumin (HSA) as a plasma protein with the highest affinity for adsorption onto the PVC surface with the binding energy of -25.9 kJ mol-1. Subsequently, utilizing triplicate molecular dynamics (MD) simulations (0.5 μs each), we quantitatively analyzed the interactions between HSA and PVC, probing potential structural changes in the protein upon adsorption. Our findings revealed that water-mediated hydrogen bonds and van der Waals forces are key contributors in stabilizing HSA onto the surface of PVC without significant alteration to its secondary and tertiary structures. The observed distribution of water molecules further highlights the importance of the hydration layer in facilitating and modulating protein-polymer interactions. We further evaluated the thermodynamic properties governing the adsorption process by calculating the potential of mean force (PMF) along the direction normal to the surface. The computed Gibbs free energy of adsorption at 300 K (-507.4 kJ/mol) indicated a thermodynamically favored and spontaneous process. Moreover, our investigations across different temperatures (290 to 310 K) consistently showed an enthalpy-driven adsorption process.
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- Amr H Saleh
- , Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, Clermont Auvergne INP, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- , Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, Clermont Auvergne INP, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- , Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, Clermont Auvergne INP, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- , Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, Clermont Auvergne INP, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- , Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, Clermont Auvergne INP, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- , Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, Clermont Auvergne INP, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- , Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, Clermont Auvergne INP, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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Yagasaki T, Matubayasi N. High Antifouling Performance of Weakly Hydrophilic Polymer Brushes: A Molecular Dynamics Study. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2024; 40:15046-15058. [PMID: 39004900 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c01365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/16/2024]
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The antifouling performance of polymer brushes usually improves with increasing hydrophilicity of the grafted polymer. However, in some cases, less hydrophilic polymers show comparable or better antifouling performance than do more hydrophilic polymers. We investigate the mechanism of this anomalous behavior using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of coarse-grained (CG) models of weakly and strongly hydrophilic polymers. The antifouling performance is evaluated from the potential of mean force of a model protein. The strongly hydrophilic polymer exhibits a better antifouling performance than the weakly hydrophilic polymer when the substrate of the polymer brush is repulsive. However, when the substrate is sufficiently attractive, the weakly hydrophilic polymer brush becomes more effective than the strongly hydrophilic brush in a certain range of grafting density. This is because the weakly hydrophilic polymer chains form a tightly packed layer that prevents the adsorbate molecule from contacting the substrate. We also perform all-atom (AA) MD simulations for several standard polymers to examine the correspondence with the CG polymer models. The weakly hydrophilic CG polymer is found to be similar to poly[N-(2-hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide] and poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate), both of which have a hydroxyl group in a monomer unit. The strongly hydrophilic CG polymer resembles zwitterionic poly(carboxybetaine methacrylate). A discussion referring to the adsorption free energies of proteins on surfaces calculated in previous AA MD studies suggests that the higher antifouling performance of less hydrophilic polymer brushes can be realized for various combinations of protein and surface.
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- Takuma Yagasaki
- Division of Chemical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka 560-8531, Japan
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- Division of Chemical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka 560-8531, Japan
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Arandia K, Karna NK, Mattsson T, Larsson A, Theliander H. Fouling characteristics of microcrystalline cellulose during cross-flow microfiltration: Insights from fluid dynamic gauging and molecular dynamics simulations. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.121272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Grawe RW, Knotts TA. The effects of tether placement on antibody stability on surfaces. J Chem Phys 2018; 146:215102. [PMID: 28576081 DOI: 10.1063/1.4983705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Despite their potential benefits, antibody microarrays have fallen short of performing reliably and have not found widespread use outside of the research setting. Experimental techniques have been unable to determine what is occurring on the surface of an atomic level, so molecular simulation has emerged as the primary method of investigating protein/surface interactions. Simulations of small proteins have indicated that the stability of the protein is a function of the residue on the protein where a tether is placed. The purpose of this research is to see whether these findings also apply to antibodies, with their greater size and complexity. To determine this, 24 tethering locations were selected on the antibody Protein Data Bank (PDB) ID: 1IGT. Replica exchange simulations were run on two different surfaces, one hydrophobic and one hydrophilic, to determine the degree to which these tethering sites stabilize or destabilize the antibody. Results showed that antibodies tethered to hydrophobic surfaces were in general less stable than antibodies tethered to hydrophilic surfaces. Moreover, the stability of the antibody was a function of the tether location on hydrophobic surfaces but not hydrophilic surfaces.
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- Rebecca W Grawe
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84606, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84606, USA
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Deplazes E. Molecular simulations of venom peptide-membrane interactions: Progress and challenges. Pept Sci (Hoboken) 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/pep2.24060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Evelyne Deplazes
- School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences; Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin Institute for Computation, Curtin University; Bentley, Perth WA 6102 Australia
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Gorai B, Sivaraman T. Delineating residues for haemolytic activities of snake venom cardiotoxin 1 from Naja naja as probed by molecular dynamics simulations and in vitro validations. Int J Biol Macromol 2017; 95:1022-1036. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2016.10.091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2016] [Accepted: 10/26/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Beckner W, He Y, Pfaendtner J. Chain Flexibility in Self-Assembled Monolayers Affects Protein Adsorption and Surface Hydration: A Molecular Dynamics Study. J Phys Chem B 2016; 120:10423-10432. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.6b05882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- Wesley Beckner
- Department
of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98105, United States
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- College
of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, P.R. China
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98105, United States
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Putative membrane lytic sites of P-type and S-type cardiotoxins from snake venoms as probed by all-atom molecular dynamics simulations. J Mol Model 2016; 22:238. [DOI: 10.1007/s00894-016-3113-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2016] [Accepted: 09/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Bush DB, Knotts TA. Communication: Antibody stability and behavior on surfaces. J Chem Phys 2015; 143:061101. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4928455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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- Derek B. Bush
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602, USA
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J MD. Molecular simulations of mixed self-assembled monolayer coated gold nanoparticles in water. J Mol Model 2015; 21:149. [DOI: 10.1007/s00894-015-2684-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2014] [Accepted: 04/27/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Christofferson AJ, Yiapanis G, Leung AHM, Prime EL, Tran DNH, Qiao GG, Solomon DH, Yarovsky I. Dynamic performance of duolayers at the air/water interface. 2. Mechanistic insights from all-atom simulations. J Phys Chem B 2014; 118:10927-33. [PMID: 25153318 DOI: 10.1021/jp506098d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The novel duolayer system, comprising a monolayer of ethylene glycol monooctadecyl ether (C18E1) and the water-soluble polymer poly(vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP), has been shown to resist forces such as wind stress to a greater degree than the C18E1 monolayer alone. This paper reports all-atom molecular dynamics simulations comparing the monolayer (C18E1 alone) and duolayer systems under an applied force parallel to the air/water interface. The simulations show that, due to the presence of PVP at the interface, the duolayer film exhibits an increase in chain tilt, ordering, and density, as well as a lower lateral velocity compared to the monolayer. These results provide a molecular rationale for the improved performance of the duolayer system under wind conditions, as well as an atomic-level explanation for the observed efficacy of the duolayer system as an evaporation suppressant, which may serve as a useful guide for future development for thin films where resistance to external perturbation is desirable.
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- Andrew J Christofferson
- School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, RMIT University , GPO Box 2476, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia
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Loong BK, Knotts TA. Communication: Using multiple tethers to stabilize proteins on surfaces. J Chem Phys 2014; 141:051104. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4891971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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- Brandon K. Loong
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602, USA
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Immobilization mode, microscopic structure and adsorption mechanism of papain on nanoporous silica surface.
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- Jia He
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)
- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology (Nankai University)
- Research Center for Analytical Sciences
- College of Chemistry
- Nankai University
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology
- College of Life Science
- Nankai University
- Tianjin, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology
- College of Life Science
- Nankai University
- Tianjin, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)
- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology (Nankai University)
- Research Center for Analytical Sciences
- College of Chemistry
- Nankai University
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)
- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology (Nankai University)
- Research Center for Analytical Sciences
- College of Chemistry
- Nankai University
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Wei S, Knotts TA. A coarse grain model for protein-surface interactions. J Chem Phys 2013; 139:095102. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4819131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Unfolding stabilities of two paralogous proteins from Naja naja naja (Indian cobra) as probed by molecular dynamics simulations. Toxicon 2013; 72:11-22. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2013.05.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2013] [Revised: 05/20/2013] [Accepted: 05/30/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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