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Kim C, Robitaille M, Christodoulides J, Ng Y, Raphael M, Kang W. Hs27 fibroblast response to contact guidance cues. Sci Rep 2023; 13:21691. [PMID: 38066191 PMCID: PMC10709656 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-48913-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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Contact guidance is the phenomena of how cells respond to the topography of their external environment. The morphological and dynamic cell responses are strongly influenced by topographic features such as lateral and vertical dimensions, namely, ridge and groove widths and groove depth ([Formula: see text], respectively). However, experimental studies that independently quantify the effect of the individual dimensions as well as their coupling on cellular function are still limited. In this work, we perform extensive parametric studies in the dimensional space-well beyond the previously studied range in the literature-to explore topographical effects on morphology and migration of Hs27 fibroblasts via static and dynamic analyses of live cell images. Our static analysis reveals that the [Formula: see text] is most significant, followed by the [Formula: see text]. The fibroblasts appear to be more elongated and aligned in the groove direction as the [Formula: see text] increases, but their trend changes after 725 nm. Interestingly, the cell shape and alignment show a very strong correlation regardless of [Formula: see text]. Our dynamic analysis confirms that directional cell migration is also strongly influenced by the [Formula: see text], while the effect of the [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] is statistically insignificant. Directional cell migration, as observed in the static cell behavior, shows the statistically significant transition when the [Formula: see text] is 725 nm, showing the intimate links between cell morphology and migration. We propose possible scenarios to offer mechanistic explanations of the observed cell behavior.
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- C Kim
- Mechanical Engineering, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 85281, USA
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- US Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, 20375, USA
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- Mechanical Engineering, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 85281, USA
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- US Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, 20375, USA
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- Mechanical Engineering, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 85281, USA.
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Apte G, Hirtz M, Nguyen TH. FluidFM-Based Fabrication of Nanopatterns: Promising Surfaces for Platelet Storage Application. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:24133-24143. [PMID: 35594573 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c03459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Platelets are cell fragments from megakaryocytes devoid of the cell nucleus. They are highly sensitive and easily activated by nonphysiological surfaces. Activated platelets have an intrinsic mechanism to release various proteins that participate in multiple pathways, initiating the platelet activation cascade. Surface-induced platelet activation is a challenge encountered during platelet storage, which eventually leads to aggregation of platelets and can thereby result in the degradation of the platelet concentrates. We have previously reported that surface-induced platelet activation can be minimized by either modifying their contact surfaces with polymers or introducing nanogroove patterns underneath the platelets. Here, we investigated the response of platelets to various nanotopographical surfaces printed using fluidic force microscopy (FluidFM). We found that the hemispherical array (grid) and hexagonal tile (hive) structures caused a reduction of surface stiffness, which leads to an inhibition of platelet adhesion. Our results reveal that nanopatterns enable the inhibition of platelet activation on surfaces, thus implying that development in nanotexturing of storage bags can extend the lifetime of platelet concentrates.
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- Gurunath Apte
- Institute for Bioprocessing and Analytical Measurement Techniques (iba), 37308 Heilbad Heiligenstadt, Germany
- Institute of Nanotechnology (INT) and Karlsruhe Nano Micro Facility (KNMFi), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Nanotechnology (INT) and Karlsruhe Nano Micro Facility (KNMFi), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute for Bioprocessing and Analytical Measurement Techniques (iba), 37308 Heilbad Heiligenstadt, Germany
- Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Technische Universität Ilmenau, 98694 Ilmenau, Germany
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Salehi S, Koeck K, Scheibel T. Spider Silk for Tissue Engineering Applications. Molecules 2020; 25:E737. [PMID: 32046280 PMCID: PMC7037138 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25030737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2020] [Revised: 02/02/2020] [Accepted: 02/06/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Due to its properties, such as biodegradability, low density, excellent biocompatibility and unique mechanics, spider silk has been used as a natural biomaterial for a myriad of applications. First clinical applications of spider silk as suture material go back to the 18th century. Nowadays, since natural production using spiders is limited due to problems with farming spiders, recombinant production of spider silk proteins seems to be the best way to produce material in sufficient quantities. The availability of recombinantly produced spider silk proteins, as well as their good processability has opened the path towards modern biomedical applications. Here, we highlight the research on spider silk-based materials in the field of tissue engineering and summarize various two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) scaffolds made of spider silk. Finally, different applications of spider silk-based materials are reviewed in the field of tissue engineering in vitro and in vivo.
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- Sahar Salehi
- Department for Biomaterials, University of Bayreuth, Prof.-Rüdiger-Bormann-Strasse 1, 95447 Bayreuth, Germany (K.K.)
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- Department for Biomaterials, University of Bayreuth, Prof.-Rüdiger-Bormann-Strasse 1, 95447 Bayreuth, Germany (K.K.)
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- Department for Biomaterials, University of Bayreuth, Prof.-Rüdiger-Bormann-Strasse 1, 95447 Bayreuth, Germany (K.K.)
- The Bayreuth Center for Colloids and Interfaces (BZKG), University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße 30, 95447 Bayreuth, Germany
- The Bayreuth Center for Molecular Biosciences (BZMB), University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße 30, 95447 Bayreuth, Germany
- The Bayreuth Materials Center (BayMAT), University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße 30, 95447 Bayreuth, Germany
- Bavarian Polymer Institute (BPI), University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße 30, 95447 Bayreuth, Germany
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Farvadi F, Ghahremani MH, Hashemi F, Reza Hormozi-Nezhad M, Raoufi M, Zanganeh S, Atyabi F, Dinarvand R, Mahmoudi M. Cell shape affects nanoparticle uptake and toxicity: An overlooked factor at the nanobio interfaces. J Colloid Interface Sci 2018; 531:245-252. [PMID: 30032011 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2018.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2018] [Revised: 07/02/2018] [Accepted: 07/05/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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HYPOTHESIS It is now being increasingly accepted that cells in their native tissue show different morphologies than those grown on a culture plate. Culturing cells on the conventional two-dimensional (2D) culture plates does not closely resemble the in vivo three-dimensional (3D) structure of cells which in turn seems to affect cellular function. This is one of the reasons, among many others, that nanoparticles uptake and toxicology data from 2D culture plates and in vivo environments are not correlated with one another. In this study, we offer a novel platform technology for producing more in vivo-like models of in vitro cell culture. EXPERIMENTS The normal fibroblast cells (HU02) were cultured on "pseudo-3D" substrates, made from cell imprinting approach. The respond of the cells to a model nanoparticle (gold nanorod) were compared in 2D and "pseudo-3D" cultures modes, by cytotoxicological assays. FINDINGS It is illustrated here that the cells' respond to the exact same type of nanoparticles is majorly dependant in their shape. The use of "pseudo-3D" substrates which could partially mimic the shape of cells in vivo is strongly proposed as a means of better predicting the efficacy of the 2D cell culture plates.
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- Fakhrossadat Farvadi
- Department of Nanotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Nanotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Nanotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Nanotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, United States
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- Department of Nanotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Nanotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Nanotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Li Z, Wang W, Kratz K, Küchler J, Xu X, Zou J, Deng Z, Sun X, Gossen M, Ma N, Lendlein A. Influence of surface roughness on neural differentiation of human induced pluripotent stem cells. Clin Hemorheol Microcirc 2017; 64:355-366. [DOI: 10.3233/ch-168121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Zhengdong Li
- Institute of Biomaterial Science and Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Teltow, Germany
- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Biomaterial Science and Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Teltow, Germany
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- Institute of Biomaterial Science and Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Teltow, Germany
- Helmholtz Virtual Institute - Multifunctional Materials in Medicine, Teltow, Germany
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- Institute of Biomaterial Science and Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Teltow, Germany
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- Institute of Biomaterial Science and Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Teltow, Germany
- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Biomaterial Science and Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Teltow, Germany
- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Biomaterial Science and Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Teltow, Germany
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- Institute of Biomaterial Science and Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Teltow, Germany
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- Institute of Biomaterial Science and Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Teltow, Germany
- Helmholtz Virtual Institute - Multifunctional Materials in Medicine, Teltow, Germany
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- Institute of Biomaterial Science and Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Teltow, Germany
- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Helmholtz Virtual Institute - Multifunctional Materials in Medicine, Teltow, Germany
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- Institute of Biomaterial Science and Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Teltow, Germany
- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Helmholtz Virtual Institute - Multifunctional Materials in Medicine, Teltow, Germany
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Pan F, Zhang M, Wu G, Lai Y, Greber B, Schöler HR, Chi L. Topographic effect on human induced pluripotent stem cells differentiation towards neuronal lineage. Biomaterials 2013; 34:8131-9. [PMID: 23891397 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2013.07.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2013] [Accepted: 07/07/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Pluripotent stem cells have the potential to develop into all cell types of the adult body. Besides chemical and mechanical cues, topographical effect of surfaces could also contribute to the development of new therapies in regenerative medicine. In the present study, we tested the effects of nanograting substrates with different widths (width:350 nm/2 μm/5 μm, height: 300 nm) on human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs), in particular regarding the commitment of stem cell differentiation to desired phenotypes. We found that nuclei of hiPSCs could align and elongate in the direction of the nano/microstructure, whereas they distributed randomly on flat surfaces. The contact guidance significantly increased when the cells were cultured on the surface with smaller pitch. Gene expression profiling by real-time PCR and immunostaining showed significant up-regulation of neuronal markers on nanostructured substrates either with solely topographical cues or combined with pre-neuronal induction. A width of 350 nm, in particular, induced highest neuronal marker expression. This study demonstrates the significance of topography, especially regarding the width of the structures, in directing differentiation of hiPSCs towards the neuronal lineage. Our study suggests the potential applications of surface topography in clinical regenerative medicine for nerve injury repair.
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- Fei Pan
- Institute of Physics, University Münster, Germany
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Klymov A, Prodanov L, Lamers E, Jansen JA, Walboomers XF. Understanding the role of nano-topography on the surface of a bone-implant. Biomater Sci 2013; 1:135-151. [DOI: 10.1039/c2bm00032f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Zhou X, Shi J, Hu J, Chen Y. Cells cultured on microgrooves with or without surface coating: correlation between cell alignment, spreading and local membrane deformation. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2012; 33:855-63. [PMID: 25427498 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2012.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2012] [Revised: 10/16/2012] [Accepted: 11/08/2012] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The behaviors of cells cultured on patterned substrates vary with the material stiffness, the geometry and the biochemical properties of the pattern. By using a reversed cell imprinting (RCI) technique, together with phase contrast microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM), we have exploited reversed side cellular morphology on patterned microgrooves of different geometries with or without surface coating of adhesion molecules. We have shown a close correlation between the effect of contact guidance and penetration of cellular membrane. Without surface coating, roughly 80% of HeLa cells were aligned along the groove direction regardless of the groove spacing. When the microgrooves were coated with fibronectin, the area of cell spreading was increased but the percentage of aligned cells was significantly decreased. In both cases, the deformation of cell membrane at the cell-pattern interfaces could be measured. We found that the local penetration of the cellular membrane into the grooves was correlated to the cellular alignment for both HeLa and NIH 3T3 cells, and that such a correlation was cell-type dependent.
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- Xiongtu Zhou
- Ecole Normale Supérieure, CNRS-ENS-UPMC UMR 8640, 24 rue Lhomond, 75231 Paris, France; College of physics and information engineering, Fuzhou University, 350002 Fuzhou, China
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- Ecole Normale Supérieure, CNRS-ENS-UPMC UMR 8640, 24 rue Lhomond, 75231 Paris, France
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- Ecole Normale Supérieure, CNRS-ENS-UPMC UMR 8640, 24 rue Lhomond, 75231 Paris, France
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- Ecole Normale Supérieure, CNRS-ENS-UPMC UMR 8640, 24 rue Lhomond, 75231 Paris, France; Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan.
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Jeon H, Kim G. Effects of a cell-imprinted poly(dimethylsiloxane) surface on the cellular activities of MG63 osteoblast-like cells: preparation of a patterned surface, surface characterization, and bone mineralization. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2012; 28:13423-13430. [PMID: 22931348 DOI: 10.1021/la302937k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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To understand the relationship between surface patterns and cellular activities, various types of pattern models have been investigated. In this study, we suggest a new surface pattern model, which replicates proliferated cells. We used osteoblast-like cells (MG63) as a target cell pattern and constructed various cell-imprinted surfaces using an electric field assisted casting method for different culturing times (4 h and 7 and 14 days). On the basis of scanning electron microscopy images and three-dimensional topographical optical images, we acquired the cells' unique patterns and used them for replicating patterned substrates. We then cultured MG63 cells in the patterned surfaces for 7 and 14 days to observe various cellular activities, cell viability, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity, and mineralization. Higher cellular activities were observed on the roughened surface as compared with the smooth surface. In particular, we obtained the most appropriate roughness value (R(a) = 702 ± 87 nm) from proliferated cells cultured over 14 days. On the basis of these findings, we demonstrate a new biomimical surface model that enhances cellular activities at the cell-substrate interface.
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- HoJun Jeon
- Bio/Nanofluidics Lab, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chosun University, Gwangju 501-759, South Korea
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Nafday OA, Lowry TW, Lenhert S. Multifunctional lipid multilayer stamping. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2012; 8:1021-1028. [PMID: 22307810 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201102096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Nanostructured lipid multilayers on surfaces are a promising biofunctional nanomaterial. For example, surface-supported lipid multilayer diffraction gratings with optical properties that depend on the microscale spacing of the grating lines and the nanometer thickness of the lipid multilayers have been fabricated previously by dip-pen nanolithography (DPN), with immediate applications as label-free biosensors. The innate biocompatibility of such gratings makes them promising as biological sensor elements, model cellular systems, and construction materials for nanotechnology. Here a method is described that combines the lateral patterning capabilities and scalability of microcontact printing with the topographical control of nanoimprint lithography and the multimaterial integration aspects of dip-pen nanolithography in order to create nanostructured lipid multilayer arrays. This approach is denoted multilayer stamping. The distinguishing characteristic of this method is that it allows control of the lipid multilayer thickness, which is a crucial nanoscale dimension that determines the optical properties of lipid multilayer nanostructures. The ability to integrate multiple lipid materials on the same surface is also demonstrated by multi-ink spotting onto a polydimethoxysilane stamp, as well as higher-throughput patterning (on the order of 2 cm(2) s(-1) for grating fabrication) and the ability to pattern lipid materials that could not previously be patterned with high resolution by lipid DPN, for example, the gel-phase phospholipid 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DPPC) or the steroid cholesterol.
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- Omkar A Nafday
- Department of Biological Sciences and Integrative Nanoscience Institute, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306-4370, USA
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Nanostructured material surfaces--preparation, effect on cellular behavior, and potential biomedical applications: a review. Int J Artif Organs 2012; 34:963-85. [PMID: 22161281 DOI: 10.5301/ijao.5000012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/30/2011] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Nanostructures play important roles in vivo, where nanoscaled features of extracellular matrix (ECM) components influence cell behavior and resultant tissue formation. This review summarizes some of the recent developments in fostering new concepts and approaches to nanofabrication, such as top-down and bottom-up and combinations of the two. As in vitro investigations demonstrate that man-made nanotopography can be used to control cell reactions to a material surface, its potential application in implant design and tissue engineering becomes increasingly evident. Therefore, we present recent progress in directing cell fate in the field of cell mechanics, which has grown rapidly over the last few years, and in various tissue-engineering applications. The main focus is on the initial responses of cells to nanostructured surfaces and subsequent influences on cellular functions. Specific examples are also given to illustrate the potential nanostructures may have for biomedical applications and regenerative medicine.
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Tawfick S, De Volder M, Copic D, Park SJ, Oliver CR, Polsen ES, Roberts MJ, Hart AJ. Engineering of micro- and nanostructured surfaces with anisotropic geometries and properties. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2012; 24:1628-1674. [PMID: 22396318 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201103796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2011] [Revised: 12/06/2011] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Widespread approaches to fabricate surfaces with robust micro- and nanostructured topographies have been stimulated by opportunities to enhance interface performance by combining physical and chemical effects. In particular, arrays of asymmetric surface features, such as arrays of grooves, inclined pillars, and helical protrusions, have been shown to impart unique anisotropy in properties including wetting, adhesion, thermal and/or electrical conductivity, optical activity, and capability to direct cell growth. These properties are of wide interest for applications including energy conversion, microelectronics, chemical and biological sensing, and bioengineering. However, fabrication of asymmetric surface features often pushes the limits of traditional etching and deposition techniques, making it challenging to produce the desired surfaces in a scalable and cost-effective manner. We review and classify approaches to fabricate arrays of asymmetric 2D and 3D surface features, in polymers, metals, and ceramics. Analytical and empirical relationships among geometries, materials, and surface properties are discussed, especially in the context of the applications mentioned above. Further, opportunities for new fabrication methods that combine lithography with principles of self-assembly are identified, aiming to establish design principles for fabrication of arbitrary 3D surface textures over large areas.
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- Sameh Tawfick
- Mechanosynthesis Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
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Panduputra Y, Ng TW, Neild A, Ling WYL. Adhesion force studies using a dangling optical lever with variable sensitivity. OPTICS LETTERS 2011; 36:175-177. [PMID: 21263491 DOI: 10.1364/ol.36.000175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Adhesion force sensed using tips on microcantilevers via an optical lever requires care to ensure that the tip alone contacts the liquid; is sensitive to high degrees of measurement error from departure from the laser spot; requires specialized optics and careful arrangement to produce a small laser probing spot; and limits the distance between cantilever and photodiode for increased force sensitivity. An alternative scheme, using microimaging electronic speckle pattern interferometry to monitor the deformation of a tipless microcantilever, necessitates that the beam be rigid enough to be independent of the drop location; is not amenable to very low adhesion force measurement; and requires more complicated instrumentation. All these limitations can be effectively circumvented by a variable sensitivity scheme described here that harnesses the geometric properties of a dangling cantilever operating as an optical lever.
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- Yohannes Panduputra
- Laboratory for Optics, Acoustics & Mechanics, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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Zhou X, Shi J, Zhang F, Hu J, Li X, Wang L, Ma X, Chen Y. Reversed cell imprinting, AFM imaging and adhesion analyses of cells on patterned surfaces. LAB ON A CHIP 2010; 10:1182-1188. [PMID: 20390138 DOI: 10.1039/b926325j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Cell adhesion and motility depend strongly on the interactions between cells and cell culture substratum. To observe the cell morphology at the interface between cells and artificial substratum or patterned surfaces, we have developed a technique named reversed cell imprinting. After culture and chemical fixation of the cells on a patterned hole array, a liquid polymer was poured on and UV cured, allowing taking off the cell-polymer assembly for a direct observation of the underside cell surface using atomic force microscopy. As expected, we observed local deformation of the cell membrane in the hole area with a penetration depth strongly dependent on the size and depth of the hole as well as the culture time. Quantitative analyses of Hela cells on patterned surfaces of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) revealed that the penetration was also position dependent over the cell attachment area due to the non-homogeneous distribution of the membrane stress. With the increase of the culture time, the penetration depth was reduced, in a close correlation with the increase of the cell spreading area. Nevertheless, both cell seeding and adhesion efficiency on high density hole arrays could be significantly increased comparing to that on a smooth surface. Patterned substrates are increasingly required to produce and interrogate new biomaterials for therapeutic benefit. Overall, this work suggests a strategy to endow conventional imaging methods with added functionality to enable easy observation of the underside cell morphology on topographic patterns.
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- Xiongtu Zhou
- Ecole Normale Supérieure, CNRS-ENS-UPMC UMR 8640, 24 rue Lhomond, 75231, Paris, France
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Tucker SL, Besi MI, Galhano R, Franceschetti M, Goetz S, Lenhert S, Osbourn A, Sesma A. Common genetic pathways regulate organ-specific infection-related development in the rice blast fungus. THE PLANT CELL 2010; 22:953-72. [PMID: 20348434 PMCID: PMC2861474 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.109.066340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2009] [Revised: 02/25/2010] [Accepted: 03/10/2010] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Magnaporthe oryzae is the most important fungal pathogen of rice (Oryza sativa). Under laboratory conditions, it is able to colonize both aerial and underground plant organs using different mechanisms. Here, we characterize an infection-related development in M. oryzae produced on hydrophilic polystyrene (PHIL-PS) and on roots. We show that fungal spores develop preinvasive hyphae (pre-IH) from hyphopodia (root penetration structures) or germ tubes and that pre-IH also enter root cells. Changes in fungal cell wall structure accompanying pre-IH are seen on both artificial and root surfaces. Using characterized mutants, we show that the PMK1 (for pathogenicity mitogen-activated protein kinase 1) pathway is required for pre-IH development. Twenty mutants with altered pre-IH differentiation on PHIL-PS identified from an insertional library of 2885 M. oryzae T-DNA transformants were found to be defective in pathogenicity. The phenotypic analysis of these mutants revealed that appressorium, hyphopodium, and pre-IH formation are genetically linked fungal developmental processes. We further characterized one of these mutants, M1373, which lacked the M. oryzae ortholog of exportin-5/Msn5p (EXP5). Mutants lacking EXP5 were much less virulent on roots, suggesting an important involvement of proteins and/or RNAs transported by EXP5 during M. oryzae root infection.
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- Sara L. Tucker
- Department of Disease and Stress Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom
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- Department of Disease and Stress Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom
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- Department of Disease and Stress Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom
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- Department of Disease and Stress Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom
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- Department of Disease and Stress Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom
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- Institut für Nanotechnologie, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen 76344, Germany
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- Department of Metabolic Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom
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- Department of Disease and Stress Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom
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Hirtz M, Brinks MK, Miele S, Studer A, Fuchs H, Chi L. Structured polymer brushes by AFM lithography. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2009; 5:919-923. [PMID: 19266479 DOI: 10.1002/smll.200801339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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- Michael Hirtz
- Physikalisches Institut Westfälische, Wilhelms-Universität, Wilhelm-Klemm-Strasse 10, Münster, Germany
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Crouch AS, Miller D, Luebke KJ, Hu W. Correlation of anisotropic cell behaviors with topographic aspect ratio. Biomaterials 2008; 30:1560-7. [PMID: 19118891 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2008.11.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2008] [Accepted: 11/27/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
Abstract
In this study, we have used nanoimprinting to create a range of micro- and nanoscale gratings, or their combination, in bulk polystyrene plates to investigate anisotropic cell behaviors of human dermal fibroblasts with respect to the aspect ratio (depth/width) of gratings. The depth and width of the polystyrene gratings both show strong effects individually on cell alignment and elongation that are qualitatively similar to the results of other studies. However, consistent quantitative comparison of these individual parameters with different studies is complicated by the diversity of combinations of width and depth that have been tested. Instead, the aspect ratio of the gratings as a unified description of grating topography is a more consistent parameter to interpret topographic dependence of cell morphology. Both cell alignment and elongation increase with increasing aspect ratio, and even a shallow grating (aspect ratio of approximately 0.05) is sufficient to induce 80% cell alignment. Re-plotting data recently published by other groups vs. aspect ratio shows a similar dependence, despite differences in cell types and surface structures. This consistency indicates that aspect ratio is a general factor to characterize cell behaviors. The relationship of cell elongation and alignment with topographic aspect ratio is interpreted in terms of the theory of contact guidance. This model provides simplicity and flexibility in geometry design for devices and materials that interface with cells.
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- Adam S Crouch
- Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080, USA
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Sekula S, Fuchs J, Weg-Remers S, Nagel P, Schuppler S, Fragala J, Theilacker N, Franzreb M, Wingren C, Ellmark P, Borrebaeck CAK, Mirkin CA, Fuchs H, Lenhert S. Multiplexed lipid dip-pen nanolithography on subcellular scales for the templating of functional proteins and cell culture. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2008; 4:1785-93. [PMID: 18814174 DOI: 10.1002/smll.200800949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Molecular patterning processes taking place in biological systems are challenging to study in vivo because of their dynamic behavior, subcellular size, and high degree of complexity. In vitro patterning of biomolecules using nanolithography allows simplification of the processes and detailed study of the dynamic interactions. Parallel dip-pen nanolithography (DPN) is uniquely capable of integrating functional biomolecules on subcellular length scales due to its constructive nature, high resolution, and high throughput. Phospholipids are particularly well suited as inks for DPN since a variety of different functional lipids can be readily patterned in parallel. Here DPN is used to spatially pattern multicomponent micro- and nanostructured supported lipid membranes and multilayers that are fluid and contain various amounts of biotin and/or nitrilotriacetic acid functional groups. The patterns are characterized by fluorescence microscopy and photoemission electron microscopy. Selective adsorption of functionalized or recombinant proteins based on streptavidin or histidine-tag coupling enables the semisynthetic fabrication of model peripheral membrane bound proteins. The biomimetic membrane patterns formed in this way are then used as substrates for cell culture, as demonstrated by the selective adhesion and activation of T-cells.
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- Sylwia Sekula
- Institut für NanoTechnologie, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH ,76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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