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Söder D, Garay-Sarmiento M, Rahimi K, Obstals F, Dedisch S, Haraszti T, Davari MD, Jakob F, Heß C, Schwaneberg U, Rodriguez-Emmenegger C. Unraveling the Mechanism and Kinetics of Binding of an LCI-eGFP-Polymer for Antifouling Coatings. Macromol Biosci 2021; 21:e2100158. [PMID: 34145970 DOI: 10.1002/mabi.202100158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Revised: 05/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Abstract
The ability of proteins to adsorb irreversibly onto surfaces opens new possibilities to functionalize biological interfaces. Herein, the mechanism and kinetics of adsorption of protein-polymer macromolecules with the ability to equip surfaces with antifouling properties are investigated. These macromolecules consist of the liquid chromatography peak I peptide from which antifouling polymer brushes are grafted using single electron transfer-living radical polymerization. Surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy reveals an adsorption mechanism that follows a Langmuir-type of binding with a strong binding affinity to gold. X-ray reflectivity supports this by proving that the binding occurs exclusively by the peptide. However, the lateral organization at the surface is directed by the cylindrical eGFP. The antifouling functionality of the unimolecular coatings is confirmed by contact with blood plasma. All coatings reduce the fouling from blood plasma by 8894% with only minor effect of the degree of polymerization for the studied range (DP between 101 and 932). The excellent antifouling properties, combined with the ease of polymerization and the straightforward coating procedure make this a very promising antifouling concept for a multiplicity of applications.
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- Dominik Söder
- DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, 52074, Aachen, Germany.,Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, 52074, Aachen, Germany.,Lehrstuhl für Biotechnologie, RWTH Aachen University, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, 52074, Aachen, Germany.,Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, 52074, Aachen, Germany.,Lehrstuhl für Biotechnologie, RWTH Aachen University, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Biotechnologie, RWTH Aachen University, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, 52074, Aachen, Germany.,Lehrstuhl für Biotechnologie, RWTH Aachen University, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Faculty of Technology and Bionics, Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences, 47533, Kleve, Germany
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- DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, 52074, Aachen, Germany.,Lehrstuhl für Biotechnologie, RWTH Aachen University, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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Tran TTV, Kumar SR, Nguyen CH, Lee JW, Tsai HA, Hsieh CH, Lue SJ. High-permeability graphene oxide and poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) blended poly(vinylidene fluoride) membranes: Roles of additives and their cumulative effects. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Kehr NS, Motealleh A, Schäfer AH. Cell Growth on ("Janus") Density Gradients of Bifunctional Zeolite L Crystals. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2016; 8:35081-35090. [PMID: 27966873 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b13667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Nanoparticle density gradients on surfaces have attracted interest as two-dimensional material surfaces that can mimic the complex nano-/microstructure of the native extracellular matrix, including its chemical and physical gradients, and can therefore be used to systematically study cell-material interactions. In this respect, we report the preparation of density gradients made of bifunctional zeolite L crystals on glass surfaces and the effects of the density gradient and biopolymer functionalization of zeolite L crystals on cell adhesion. We also describe how we created "Janus" density gradient surfaces by gradually depositing two different types of zeolite L crystals that were functionalized and loaded with different chemical groups and guest molecules onto the two distinct sides of the same glass substrate. Our results show that more cells adhered on the density gradient of biopolymer-coated zeolites than on uncoated ones. The number of adhered cells increased up to a certain surface coverage of the glass by the zeolite L crystals, but then it decreased beyond the zeolite density at which a higher surface coverage decreased fibroblast cell adhesion and spreading. Additionally, cell experiments showed that cells gradually internalized the guest-molecule-loaded zeolite L crystals from the underlying density gradient containing bifunctional zeolite L crystals.
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- Nermin Seda Kehr
- Physikalisches Institut and CeNTech, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster , Heisenbergstraße 11, D-48149 Münster, Germany
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- Physikalisches Institut and CeNTech, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster , Heisenbergstraße 11, D-48149 Münster, Germany
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Janes DW, Kim CB, Maher MJ, Ellison CJ. Orthogonally Spin-Coated Bilayer Films for Photochemical Immobilization and Patterning of Sub-10-Nanometer Polymer Monolayers. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2016; 32:6940-6947. [PMID: 27351974 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b01560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Versatile and spatiotemporally controlled methods for decorating surfaces with monolayers of attached polymers are broadly impactful to many technological applications. However, current materials are usually designed for very specific polymer/surface chemistries and, as a consequence, are not very broadly applicable and/or do not rapidly respond to high-resolution stimuli such as light. We describe here the use of a polymeric adhesion layer, poly(styrene sulfonyl azide-alt-maleic anhydride) (PSSMA), which is capable of immobilizing a 1-7 nm thick monolayer of preformed, inert polymers via photochemical grafting reactions. Solubility of PSSMA in very polar solvents enables processing alongside hydrophobic polymers or solutions and by extension orthogonal spin-coating deposition strategies. Therefore, these materials and processes are fully compatible with photolithographic tools and can take advantage of the immense manufacturing scalability they afford. For example, the thicknesses of covalently grafted poly(styrene) obtained after seconds of exposure are quantitatively equivalent to those obtained by physical adsorption after hours of thermal equilibration. Sequential polymer grafting steps using photomasks were used to pattern different regions of surface energy on the same substrate. These patterns spatially controlled the self-assembled domain orientation of a block copolymer possessing 21 nm half-periodicity, demonstrating hierarchical synergy with leading-edge nanopatterning approaches.
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- Dustin W Janes
- Center for Devices and Radiological Health, U.S. Food and Drug Administration , Silver Spring, Maryland 20993, United States
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- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin , Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin , Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin , Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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Sarkar SK, Sawai A, Kanahara K, Wentrup C, Abe M, Gudmundsdottir AD. Direct Detection of a Triplet Vinylnitrene, 1,4-Naphthoquinone-2-ylnitrene, in Solution and Cryogenic Matrices. J Am Chem Soc 2015; 137:4207-14. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b00998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Sujan K. Sarkar
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0172, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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- School
of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Department
of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0172, United States
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Sterner O, Giazzon M, Zürcher S, Tosatti S, Liley M, Spencer ND. Delineating fibronectin bioadhesive micropatterns by photochemical immobilization of polystyrene and poly(vinylpyrrolidone). ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2014; 6:18683-18692. [PMID: 25253530 DOI: 10.1021/am5042093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Bioadhesive micropatterns, capable of laterally confining cells to a 2D lattice, have proven effective in simulating the in vivo tissue environment. They reveal fundamental aspects of the role of adhesion in cell mechanics, proliferation, and differentiation. Here we present an approach based on photochemistry for the fabrication of synthetic polymer micropatterns. Perfluorophenyl azide (PFPA), upon deep-UV exposure, forms a reactive nitrene capable of covalently linking to a molecule that is in close proximity. PFPA has been grafted onto a backbone of poly(allyl amine), which readily forms a self-assembled monolayer on silicon wafers or glass. A film of polystyrene was applied by spin-coating, and by laterally confining the UV exposure through a chromium-on-quartz photomask, monolayers of polymers could be immobilized in circular microdomains. Poly(vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP) was attached to the background to form a barrier to nonspecific protein adsorption and cell adhesion. Micropatterns were characterized with high-lateral-resolution time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS), which confirmed the formation of polystyrene domains within a PVP background. Fluorescence-microscopy adsorption assays with rhodamine-labeled bovine serum albumin demonstrated the nonfouling efficiency of PVP and, combined with TOF-SIMS, allowed for a comprehensive characterization of the pattern geometry. The applicability of the micropatterned platform in single-cell assays was tested by culturing two cell types, WM 239 melanoma cells and SaOs-2 osteoblasts, on micropatterned glass, either with or without backfilling of the patterns with fibronectin. It was demonstrated that the platform was efficient in confining cells to the fibronectin-backfilled micropatterns for at least 48 h. PVP is thus proposed as a viable, highly stable alternative to poly(ethylene glycol) for nonfouling applications. Due to the versatility of the nitrene-insertion reaction, the platform could be extended to other polymer pairs or proteins and the surface chemistry adapted to specific applications.
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- Olof Sterner
- Laboratory for Surface Science and Technology, Department of Materials, ETH Zurich , Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 5, CH-8093, Zürich, Switzerland
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Nagaiyanallur VV, Kumar D, Rossi A, Zürcher S, Spencer ND. Tailoring SU-8 surfaces: covalent attachment of polymers by means of nitrene insertion. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2014; 30:10107-10111. [PMID: 25100297 DOI: 10.1021/la501306n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The photoresist material SU-8 has found a variety of applications in microfabricated systems, such as microelectromechanical (MEMS) and lab-on-a-chip devices. Although the bulk properties of SU-8 are appropriate for many such applications, tailoring its surface-chemical properties has, until now, proven to be challenging but is essential in order to carry out any subsequent self-assembly steps. We have demonstrated that the SU-8 surface can be functionalized by the covalent grafting of a wide variety of polymers by means of nitrene insertion. This is readily achieved with poly(allylamine)-graft-perfluorophenyl azide (PAAm-g-PFPA) or poly(ethyleneimine)-graft-PFPA (PEI-g-PFPA), which can form covalent bonds to both the SU-8 surface and a functionalizing polymer. As examples, poly(diallyl-dimethylammonium chloride) (PDDA) and poly(styrenesulfonate) (PSS) have been covalently linked to a SU-8 substrate, yielding positively and negatively charged surfaces, respectively. The grafted polymers were characterized by means of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and their charge characteristics were confirmed via charged-particle adsorption.
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- Venkataraman V Nagaiyanallur
- Laboratory for Surface Science and Technology, Department of Materials, ETH Zurich , Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 10, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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Goren T, Spencer ND, Crockett R. Impact of chain morphology on the lubricity of surface-grafted polysaccharides. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra01087f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The impact of brush-like structure and disorder on the lubricating ability of dextran chains at low and high loads has been investigated by means of AFM.
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- T. Goren
- Laboratory for Surface Science and Technology
- Department of Materials
- CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Surface Science and Technology
- Department of Materials
- CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Swiss Federal Institute for Materials Science and Technology
- CH-8600 Duebendorf, Switzerland
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