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Reviakine I. Quartz crystal microbalance in soft and biological interfaces. Biointerphases 2024; 19:010801. [PMID: 38416603 DOI: 10.1116/6.0003312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2023] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/01/2024] Open
Abstract
Applications of quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation to studying soft and biological interfaces are reviewed. The focus is primarily on data analysis through viscoelastic modeling and a model-free approach focusing on the acoustic ratio. Current challenges and future research and development directions are discussed.
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Kirichuk O, Srimasorn S, Zhang X, Roberts ARE, Coche-Guerente L, Kwok JCF, Bureau L, Débarre D, Richter RP. Competitive Specific Anchorage of Molecules onto Surfaces: Quantitative Control of Grafting Densities and Contamination by Free Anchors. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2023; 39:18410-18423. [PMID: 38049433 PMCID: PMC10734310 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c02567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Revised: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/06/2023]
Abstract
The formation of surfaces decorated with biomacromolecules such as proteins, glycans, or nucleic acids with well-controlled orientations and densities is of critical importance for the design of in vitro models, e.g., synthetic cell membranes and interaction assays. To this effect, ligand molecules are often functionalized with an anchor that specifically binds to a surface with a high density of binding sites, providing control over the presentation of the molecules. Here, we present a method to robustly and quantitatively control the surface density of one or several types of anchor-bearing molecules by tuning the relative concentrations of target molecules and free anchors in the incubation solution. We provide a theoretical background that relates incubation concentrations to the final surface density of the molecules of interest and present effective guidelines toward optimizing incubation conditions for the quantitative control of surface densities. Focusing on the biotin anchor, a commonly used anchor for interaction studies, as a salient example, we experimentally demonstrate surface density control over a wide range of densities and target molecule sizes. Conversely, we show how the method can be adapted to quality control the purity of end-grafted biopolymers such as biotinylated glycosaminoglycans by quantifying the amount of residual free biotin reactant in the sample solution.
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- Oksana Kirichuk
- School
of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.
- School
of Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences,
Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, and Bragg Centre
for Materials Research, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.
- Université
Grenoble-Alpes, CNRS, LIPhy, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- School
of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.
- School
of Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences,
Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, and Bragg Centre
for Materials Research, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.
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- School
of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.
- School
of Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences,
Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, and Bragg Centre
for Materials Research, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.
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- School
of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.
- School
of Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences,
Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, and Bragg Centre
for Materials Research, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.
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- Département
de Chimie Moléculaire, Université
Grenoble-Alpes, CNRS, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- School
of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.
- Institute
of Experimental Medicine, Czech Academy of Sciences, Vídeňská 1083, 142 00 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Université
Grenoble-Alpes, CNRS, LIPhy, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- School
of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.
- School
of Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences,
Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, and Bragg Centre
for Materials Research, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.
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Wang B, Sun Y, Su Z, Lin Y, Jin Y. Real-Time Evaluation of Adhesion Processes and Glucose Response of Cancer Cells onto Phenylboronic Acid-Functionalized Films Monitored by Quartz Crystal Microbalance with Dissipation. Anal Chem 2023; 95:16481-16488. [PMID: 37910865 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c01367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]
Abstract
Understanding the interactions between cancer cells and smart substrates is of great benefit to physiology and pathology. Herein, we successfully fabricated two phenylboronic acid (PBA)-functionalized films with different surface topographies using a PBA homopolymer (PBAH) and self-assembled nanoparticles (PBAS) via a layer-by-layer assembly technique. We used a quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM-D) to monitor the entire cell adhesion process and figured out the adhesion kinetics of HepG2 cells on the two PBA-functionalized films. As seen from the QCM-D data, the HepG2 cells displayed distinctly different adhesion behaviors on the two PBA-functionalized films (PBAS and PBAH films). The results showed that the PBAS film promoted cell adhesion and cell spreading owing to its specific physicochemical properties. Likewise, the slope changes in the D-f plots clearly revealed the evolution of the cell adhesion process, which could be classified into three stages during cell adhesion on the PBA-functionalized films. In addition, compared with the PBAH film, the PBAS film could also control cell detachment behavior in the presence of glucose based on the molecular recognition between the PBA group and the cell membrane. Such a glucose-responsive PBAS film is promising for biological applications, including cell-based diagnostics and tissue engineering. In addition, the QCM-D proved to be a useful tool for in situ and real-time monitoring and analysis of interactions between cells and surfaces of supporting substrates.
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- Bo Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, PR China
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, P. R. China
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Perez S, Makshakova O, Angulo J, Bedini E, Bisio A, de Paz JL, Fadda E, Guerrini M, Hricovini M, Hricovini M, Lisacek F, Nieto PM, Pagel K, Paiardi G, Richter R, Samsonov SA, Vivès RR, Nikitovic D, Ricard Blum S. Glycosaminoglycans: What Remains To Be Deciphered? JACS AU 2023; 3:628-656. [PMID: 37006755 PMCID: PMC10052243 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.2c00569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2022] [Revised: 12/05/2022] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) are complex polysaccharides exhibiting a vast structural diversity and fulfilling various functions mediated by thousands of interactions in the extracellular matrix, at the cell surface, and within the cells where they have been detected in the nucleus. It is known that the chemical groups attached to GAGs and GAG conformations comprise "glycocodes" that are not yet fully deciphered. The molecular context also matters for GAG structures and functions, and the influence of the structure and functions of the proteoglycan core proteins on sulfated GAGs and vice versa warrants further investigation. The lack of dedicated bioinformatic tools for mining GAG data sets contributes to a partial characterization of the structural and functional landscape and interactions of GAGs. These pending issues will benefit from the development of new approaches reviewed here, namely (i) the synthesis of GAG oligosaccharides to build large and diverse GAG libraries, (ii) GAG analysis and sequencing by mass spectrometry (e.g., ion mobility-mass spectrometry), gas-phase infrared spectroscopy, recognition tunnelling nanopores, and molecular modeling to identify bioactive GAG sequences, biophysical methods to investigate binding interfaces, and to expand our knowledge and understanding of glycocodes governing GAG molecular recognition, and (iii) artificial intelligence for in-depth investigation of GAGomic data sets and their integration with proteomics.
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- Serge Perez
- Centre
de Recherche sur les Macromolecules, Vegetales,
University of Grenoble-Alpes, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Grenoble F-38041 France
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- FRC
Kazan Scientific Center of Russian Academy of Sciences, Kazan Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Kazan 420111, Russia
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- Insituto
de Investigaciones Quimicas, CIC Cartuja, CSIC and Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, SP 41092, Spain
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- Department
of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples
Federico II, Naples,I-80126, Italy
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- Istituto
di Richerche Chimiche e Biochimiche, G. Ronzoni, Milan I-20133, Italy
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- Insituto
de Investigaciones Quimicas, CIC Cartuja, CSIC and Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, SP 41092, Spain
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- Department
of Chemistry and Hamilton Institute, Maynooth
University, Maynooth W23 F2H6, Ireland
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- Istituto
di Richerche Chimiche e Biochimiche, G. Ronzoni, Milan I-20133, Italy
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- Institute
of Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava SK-845 38, Slovakia
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- Institute
of Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava SK-845 38, Slovakia
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- Computer
Science Department & Section of Biology, University of Geneva & Swiss Institue of Bioinformatics, Geneva CH-1227, Switzerland
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- Insituto
de Investigaciones Quimicas, CIC Cartuja, CSIC and Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, SP 41092, Spain
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- Institut
für Chemie und Biochemie Organische Chemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin 14195, Germany
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- Molecular
and Cellular Modeling Group, Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical
Studies, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg 69118, Germany
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- School
of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, School of
Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences,
Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology and Bragg Centre for
Materials Research, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Theoretical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, Gdsank 80-309, Poland
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- Univ.
Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, IBS, Grenoble F-38044, France
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- School
of Histology-Embriology, Medical School, University of Crete, Heraklion 71003, Greece
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- University
Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, INSA Lyon, CPE, Institute of Molecular and Supramolecular Chemistry and Biochemistry,
UMR 5246, Villeurbanne F 69622 Cedex, France
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Hedgehog is relayed through dynamic heparan sulfate interactions to shape its gradient. Nat Commun 2023; 14:758. [PMID: 36765094 PMCID: PMC9918555 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-36450-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2022] [Accepted: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2023] Open
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Cellular differentiation is directly determined by concentration gradients of morphogens. As a central model for gradient formation during development, Hedgehog (Hh) morphogens spread away from their source to direct growth and pattern formation in Drosophila wing and eye discs. What is not known is how extracellular Hh spread is achieved and how it translates into precise gradients. Here we show that two separate binding areas located on opposite sides of the Hh molecule can interact directly and simultaneously with two heparan sulfate (HS) chains to temporarily cross-link the chains. Mutated Hh lacking one fully functional binding site still binds HS but shows reduced HS cross-linking. This, in turn, impairs Hhs ability to switch between both chains in vitro and results in striking Hh gradient hypomorphs in vivo. The speed and propensity of direct Hh switching between HS therefore shapes the Hh gradient, revealing a scalable design principle in morphogen-patterned tissues.
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Johannsmann D, Langhoff A, Leppin C, Reviakine I, Maan AMC. Effect of Noise on Determining Ultrathin-Film Parameters from QCM-D Data with the Viscoelastic Model. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 23:1348. [PMID: 36772387 PMCID: PMC9919223 DOI: 10.3390/s23031348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2022] [Revised: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D) is a well-established technique for studying soft films. It can provide gravimetric as well as nongravimetric information about a film, such as its thickness and mechanical properties. The interpretation of sets of overtone-normalized frequency shifts, ∆f/n, and overtone-normalized shifts in half-bandwidth, ΔΓ/n, provided by QCM-D relies on a model that, in general, contains five independent parameters that are needed to describe film thickness and frequency-dependent viscoelastic properties. Here, we examine how noise inherent in experimental data affects the determination of these parameters. There are certain conditions where noise prevents the reliable determination of film thickness and the loss tangent. On the other hand, we show that there are conditions where it is possible to determine all five parameters. We relate these conditions to the mathematical properties of the model in terms of simple conceptual diagrams that can help users understand the model's behavior. Finally, we present new open source software for QCM-D data analysis written in Python, PyQTM.
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- Diethelm Johannsmann
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Clausthal University of Technology, Arnold-Sommerfeld-Straße. 4, D-38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Clausthal University of Technology, Arnold-Sommerfeld-Straße. 4, D-38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Clausthal University of Technology, Arnold-Sommerfeld-Straße. 4, D-38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany
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- Advanced Wave Sensors S.L., Táctica Business Park, Algepsers Street, 24-1, 46988 Paterna Valencia, Spain
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-5061, USA
- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB), 70013 Heraklion, Greece
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- Polymer Science, Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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Manikowski D, Steffes G, Froese J, Exner S, Ehring K, Gude F, Di Iorio D, Wegner SV, Grobe K. Drosophila hedgehog signaling range and robustness depend on direct and sustained heparan sulfate interactions. Front Mol Biosci 2023; 10:1130064. [PMID: 36911531 PMCID: PMC9992881 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2023.1130064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2023] Open
Abstract
Morphogens determine cellular differentiation in many developing tissues in a concentration dependent manner. As a central model for gradient formation during animal development, Hedgehog (Hh) morphogens spread away from their source to direct growth and pattern formation in the Drosophila wing disc. Although heparan sulfate (HS) expression in the disc is essential for this process, it is not known whether HS regulates Hh signaling and spread in a direct or in an indirect manner. To answer this question, we systematically screened two composite Hh binding areas for HS in vitro and expressed mutated proteins in the Drosophila wing disc. We found that selectively impaired HS binding of the second site reduced Hh signaling close to the source and caused striking wing mispatterning phenotypes more distant from the source. These observations suggest that HS constrains Hh to the wing disc epithelium in a direct manner, and that interfering with this constriction converts Hh into freely diffusing forms with altered signaling ranges and impaired gradient robustness.
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- Dominique Manikowski
- Institute of Physiological Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Neuro- and Behavioral Biology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Physiological Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Physiological Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Physiological Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Physiological Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Physiological Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Physiological Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Physiological Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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Naranda J, Bračič M, Vogrin M, Maver U, Trojner T. Practical Use of Quartz Crystal Microbalance Monitoring in Cartilage Tissue Engineering. J Funct Biomater 2022; 13:jfb13040159. [PMID: 36278628 PMCID: PMC9590066 DOI: 10.3390/jfb13040159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2022] [Revised: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 09/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) is a real-time, nanogram-accurate technique for analyzing various processes on biomaterial surfaces. QCM has proven to be an excellent tool in tissue engineering as it can monitor key parameters in developing cellular scaffolds. This review focuses on the use of QCM in the tissue engineering of cartilage. It begins with a brief discussion of biomaterials and the current state of the art in scaffold development for cartilage tissue engineering, followed by a summary of the potential uses of QCM in cartilage tissue engineering. This includes monitoring interactions with extracellular matrix components, adsorption of proteins onto biomaterials, and biomaterial–cell interactions. In the last part of the review, the material selection problem in tissue engineering is highlighted, emphasizing the importance of surface nanotopography, the role of nanofilms, and utilization of QCM as a “screening” tool to improve the material selection process. A step-by-step process for scaffold design is proposed, as well as the fabrication of thin nanofilms in a layer-by-layer manner using QCM. Finally, future trends of QCM application as a “screening” method for 3D printing of cellular scaffolds are envisioned.
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- Jakob Naranda
- Department of Orthopaedics, University Medical Centre Maribor, SI-2000 Maribor, Slovenia
- Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Maribor, SI-2000 Maribor, Slovenia
- Correspondence: (J.N.); (M.B.); Tel.: +386-2-321-1541 (J.N.); +386-2-220-7929 (M.B.)
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- Laboratory for Characterisation and Processing of Polymers (LCPP), Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maribor, SI-2000 Maribor, Slovenia
- Correspondence: (J.N.); (M.B.); Tel.: +386-2-321-1541 (J.N.); +386-2-220-7929 (M.B.)
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- Department of Orthopaedics, University Medical Centre Maribor, SI-2000 Maribor, Slovenia
- Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Maribor, SI-2000 Maribor, Slovenia
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Maribor, SI-2000 Maribor, Slovenia
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Maribor, SI-2000 Maribor, Slovenia
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- Department of Orthopaedics, University Medical Centre Maribor, SI-2000 Maribor, Slovenia
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