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Mclean B, Ratcliffe J, Parker BJ, Field EH, Hughes SJ, Cutter SW, Iseppi KJ, Cameron NR, Binger KJ, Reynolds NP. Composite Bioprinted Hydrogels Containing Porous Polymer Microparticles Provide Tailorable Mechanical Properties for 3D Cell Culture. Biomacromolecules 2024; 25:829-837. [PMID: 38173238 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.3c01013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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The mechanical and architectural properties of the three-dimensional (3D) tissue microenvironment can have large impacts on cellular behavior and phenotype, providing cells with specialized functions dependent on their location. This is especially apparent in macrophage biology where the function of tissue resident macrophages is highly specialized to their location. 3D bioprinting provides a convenient method of fabricating biomaterials that mimic specific tissue architectures. If these printable materials also possess tunable mechanical properties, they would be highly attractive for the study of macrophage behavior in different tissues. Currently, it is difficult to achieve mechanical tunability without sacrificing printability, scaffold porosity, and a loss in cell viability. Here, we have designed composite printable biomaterials composed of traditional hydrogels [nanofibrillar cellulose (cellulose) or methacrylated gelatin (gelMA)] mixed with porous polymeric high internal phase emulsion (polyHIPE) microparticles. By varying the ratio of polyHIPEs to hydrogel, we fabricate composite hydrogels that mimic the mechanical properties of the neural tissue (0.1-0.5 kPa), liver (1 kPa), lungs (5 kPa), and skin (10 kPa) while maintaining good levels of biocompatibility to a macrophage cell line.
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- Bonnie Mclean
- Department of Biochemistry & Chemistry, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3086, Australia
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- Bioimaging Platform, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3086, Australia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry & Chemistry, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3086, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry & Chemistry, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3086, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry & Chemistry, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3086, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry & Chemistry, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3086, Australia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
- School of Engineering, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, U.K
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- Department of Biochemistry & Chemistry, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3086, Australia
- Department of Immunology and Pathology, Alfred Medical Research and Education Precinct, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry & Chemistry, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3086, Australia
- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Victoria 3122, Australia
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Lai X, Chow SH, Le Brun AP, Muir BW, Bergen PJ, White J, Yu HH, Wang J, Danne J, Jiang JH, Short FL, Han ML, Strugnell RA, Song J, Cameron NR, Peleg AY, Li J, Shen HH. Polysaccharide-Targeting Lipid Nanoparticles to Kill Gram-Negative Bacteria. Small 2024; 20:e2305052. [PMID: 37798622 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202305052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Revised: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023]
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The rapid increase and spread of Gram-negative bacteria resistant to many or all existing treatments threaten a return to the preantibiotic era. The presence of bacterial polysaccharides that impede the penetration of many antimicrobials and protect them from the innate immune system contributes to resistance and pathogenicity. No currently approved antibiotics target the polysaccharide regions of microbes. Here, describe monolaurin-based niosomes, the first lipid nanoparticles that can eliminate bacterial polysaccharides from hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae, are described. Their combination with polymyxin B shows no cytotoxicity in vitro and is highly effective in combating K. pneumoniae infection in vivo. Comprehensive mechanistic studies have revealed that antimicrobial activity proceeds via a multimodal mechanism. Initially, lipid nanoparticles disrupt polysaccharides, then outer and inner membranes are destabilized and destroyed by polymyxin B, resulting in synergistic cell lysis. This novel lipidic nanoparticle system shows tremendous promise as a highly effective antimicrobial treatment targeting multidrug-resistant Gram-negative pathogens.
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- Xiangfeng Lai
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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- Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Locked Bag 2001, Kirrawee DC, New South Wales, 2232, Australia
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- Infection and Immunity Program, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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- CSIRO Manufacturing, Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia
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- Infection and Immunity Program, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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- Infection and Immunity Program, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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- Monash Ramaciotti Centre for Cryo-Electron Microscopy, A Node of Microscopy Australia, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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- Infection and Immunity Program, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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- Infection and Immunity Program, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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- Infection and Immunity Program, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia
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- Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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- Infection and Immunity Program, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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- Infection and Immunity Program, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
- Infection and Immunity Program, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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Donderwinkel I, Tuan RS, Cameron NR, Frith JE. A systematic investigation of the effects of TGF-β3 and mechanical stimulation on tenogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stromal cells in a poly(ethylene glycol)/gelatin-based hydrogel. J Orthop Translat 2023; 43:1-13. [PMID: 37929240 PMCID: PMC10622696 DOI: 10.1016/j.jot.2023.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Revised: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023] Open
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Background High post-surgical failure rates following tendon injury generate high medical costs and poor patient recovery. Cell-based tendon tissue engineering has the potential to produce fully functional replacement tissue and provide new strategies to restore tendon function and healing. In this endeavour, the application of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) encapsulated in biomaterial scaffolds has shown great promise. However, a consensus on optimal promotion of tenogenic differentiation of MSCs has yet to be reached, although growth factors and mechanical cues are generally acknowledged as important factors. Methods In this study, we prepared a hydrogel cell culture system consisting of methacrylated poly(d,l-lactic acid-ethylene glycol-d,l-lactic acid) (P(LA-EG-LA)) and gelatin methacrylate (GelMA) to encapsulate human bone marrow-derived MSCs (hBMSCs). We further systematically investigated the influence of static and intermittent cyclic uniaxial strain mechanical stimulation, in combination with transforming growth factor-β3 (TGF-β3) supplementation, on tenogenic differentiation of hBMSCs. Results Increased TGF-β3 concentration upregulated the tenogenic genes Scleraxis (SCX) and collagen type I (COL1A1) but showed no effects on tenascin-c (TNC) and collagen type III (COL3A1) expression. Mechanical stimulation had no observable effect on gene expression, but intermittent cyclic uniaxial strain stimulation improved matrix deposition. Together, these data provide new insights into how TGF-β3 and mechanical stimulation regulate MSC tenogenesis, with TGF-β3 promoting the expression of key tenogenic genes whilst mechanical stimulation aided matrix deposition in the engineered tissue. Furthermore, intermittent cyclic uniaxial strain at 3% elongation and 0.33 Hz for 1 h/day showed improved matrix effects compared to static strain. Conclusion Together, the most promising result for tenogenic differentiation of hBMSCs was identified as treatment with 5 ng/ml TGF-β3 under intermittent cyclic uniaxial strain (3% strain; 0.33 Hz; 1 h/day). This knowledge is of importance for the development of an improved protocol for tenogenic differentiation of MSCs and thereby for tendon tissue engineering. The translational potential of this article Tissue-engineered strategies for tendon repair require a consensus on the differentiation of mesenchymal stromal cells to tenocytes, which is currently lacking. This article provides a systematic investigation of two main tenogenic differentiation conditions to further development of a tenogenic differentiation protocol.
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- Ilze Donderwinkel
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia
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- Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia
- School of Engineering, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
- Australian Research Council Training Centre for Cell and Tissue Engineering Technologies, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia
- Australian Research Council Training Centre for Cell and Tissue Engineering Technologies, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia
- Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia
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Voorter PJ, Dev G, Buckinx AL, Dai J, Subramanian P, Kumar A, Cameron NR, Junkers T. From monomer to micelle: a facile approach to the multi-step synthesis of block copolymers via inline purification. Chem Sci 2023; 14:8466-8473. [PMID: 37592997 PMCID: PMC10430632 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc01819a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 08/19/2023] Open
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A one-pass continuous flow strategy to form block copolymer nanoaggregates directly from monomers is presented. A key development towards such a sophisticated continuous flow setup is a significant improvement in continuous flow dialysis. Often impurities or solvent residues from polymerizations must be removed before block extensions or nanoaggregate formation can be carried out, typically disrupting the workflow. Hence, inline purification systems are required for fully continuous operation and eventual high throughput operation. An inline dialysis purification system is developed and exemplified for amphiphilic block copolymer synthesis from thermal and photoiniferter reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization. The inline dialysis system is found to be significantly faster than conventional batch dialysis and the kinetics are found to be very predictable with a diffusion velocity coefficient of 4.1 × 10-4 s-1. This is at least 4-5 times faster than conventional dialysis. Moreover, the newly developed setup uses only 57 mL of solvent for purification per gram of polymer, again reducing the required amount by almost an order of magnitude compared to conventional methods. Methyl methacrylate (MMA) or butyl acrylate (BA) was polymerized in a traditional flow reactor as the first block via RAFT polymerization, followed by a 'dialysis loop', which contains a custom-built inline dialysis device. Clearance of residual monomers is monitored via in-line NMR. The purified reaction mixture can then be chain extended in a second reactor stage to obtain block copolymers using poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether acrylate (PEGMEA) as the second monomer. In the last step, nano-objects are created, again from flow processes. The process is highly tuneable, showing for the chosen model system a variation in nanoaggregate size from 34 nm to 188 nm.
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- Pieter-Jan Voorter
- Polymer Reaction Design Group, School of Chemistry, Monash University 19 Rainforest Walk, Building 23 Clayton VIC 3800 Australia
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University 14 Alliance Lane Clayton Victoria 3800 Australia
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- Polymer Reaction Design Group, School of Chemistry, Monash University 19 Rainforest Walk, Building 23 Clayton VIC 3800 Australia
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Mumbai 400076 India
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- Polymer Reaction Design Group, School of Chemistry, Monash University 19 Rainforest Walk, Building 23 Clayton VIC 3800 Australia
- Dulux Australia 1956 Dandenong Road Clayton VIC 3168 Australia
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- Dulux Australia 1956 Dandenong Road Clayton VIC 3168 Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Mumbai 400076 India
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University 14 Alliance Lane Clayton Victoria 3800 Australia
- School of Engineering, Warwick University Coventry CV4 7AL UK
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- Polymer Reaction Design Group, School of Chemistry, Monash University 19 Rainforest Walk, Building 23 Clayton VIC 3800 Australia
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Hooker JP, Parker B, Wright E, Junkers T, Cameron NR. Photoresponsive Emulsion-Templated Porous Materials via Orthogonal Photoclick Chemistry. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2023; 15:11141-11149. [PMID: 36799738 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c22546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The functionalization of emulsion-templated porous polymers (polyHIPEs) utilizing modern and efficient chemistries is an important avenue for tailoring the properties of these scaffolds for specific and specialized applications. Herein, tetrazole photoclick chemistry is utilized for the efficient functionalization of polyHIPEs synthesized from various monomer systems and polymerization chemistries. Using both radical polymerization and thiol-ene polymerization, polyHIPEs with well-defined, interconnected open-cell morphologies are synthesized with tetrazole concentrations ranging from 0 to 5 w/v %, with the pore diameters ranging from 3 to 24 μm. Analyzed by fluorescence spectroscopy, FTIR spectroscopy, and confocal microscopy, spatially controlled functionalization to generate photopatterned fluorescent polyHIPEs is demonstrated via the reaction with residual acrylate and thiol groups. In addition, the scaffolds can be readily functionalized with external dipolarophiles such as acrylates to incorporate a functionality onto the polyHIPE surface. With many functional tetrazoles also reported in the literature, a PEG-tetrazole is also used to explore the photoinduced functionalization of polyHIPEs possessing tunable ratios of thiol and acrylate groups, and the effect on fluorescence, wettability, and biocompatibility is analyzed. Overall, the reaction is shown to be a broadly applicable tool for polyHIPE functionalization with many avenues for further development toward specific applications.
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- Jordan P Hooker
- Polymer Reaction Design Group, School of Chemistry, Monash University, 19 Rainforest Walk, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Polymer Reaction Design Group, School of Chemistry, Monash University, 19 Rainforest Walk, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
- School of Engineering, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, U.K
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Veeramani K, Nayak N, Cameron NR, Kumar A. Process Intensification of Dendritic Fibrous Nanospheres of Silica (KCC-1) via continuous flow: A Scalable, and Sustainable Route to a Conventional Batch Synthesis. REACT CHEM ENG 2023. [DOI: 10.1039/d2re00405d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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In this manuscript, we report the scalable continuous flow synthesis of dendritic fibrous nanospheres of silica (DFNS) which has been speedily making a significant mark in the world of heterogeneous...
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Li H, Yin W, Ng CK, Huang R, Du S, Sharma M, Li B, Yuan G, Michalska M, Matta SK, Chen Y, Chandrasekaran N, Russo S, Cameron NR, Funston AM, Jasieniak JJ. Macroporous perovskite nanocrystal composites for ultrasensitive copper ion detection. Nanoscale 2022; 14:11953-11962. [PMID: 35899800 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr02737b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Accumulation of heavy metal ions, including copper ions (Cu2+), presents a serious threat to human health and to the environment. A substantial amount of research has focused on detecting such species in aqueous solutions. However, progress towards ultrasensitive and easy-to-use sensors for non-aqueous solutions is still limited. Here, we focus on the detection of copper species in hexane, realising ultra-sensitive detection through a fluorescence-based approach. To achieve this, a novel macroporous composite material has been developed featuring luminescent CsPbBr3 nanocrystals (NCs) chemically adhered to a polymerized high internal phase emulsion (polyHIPE) substrate through surface thiol groups. Due to this thiol functionality, sub-monolayer NC formation is realised, which also renders outstanding stability of the composite in the ambient environment. Copper detection is achieved through a direct solution based immersion of the CsPbBr3-(SH)polyHIPE composite, which results in concentration-dependent quenching of the NC photoluminescence. This newly developed sensor has a limit of detection (LOD) for copper as low as 1 × 10-16 M, and a wide operating window spanning 10-2 to 10-16 M. Moreover, the composite exhibits excellent selectivity among different transition metals.
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- Hanchen Li
- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science, Australia.
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science, Australia.
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science, Australia.
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science, Australia.
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science, Australia.
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science, Australia.
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science, Australia.
- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science, Australia.
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science, Australia.
- School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, 3000, Australia
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- Monash Centre for Electron Microscopy (MCEM), Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science, Australia.
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science, Australia.
- School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, 3000, Australia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
- School of Engineering, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, U.K
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- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science, Australia.
- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science, Australia.
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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Donderwinkel I, Tuan RS, Cameron NR, Frith JE. Tendon tissue engineering: Current progress towards an optimized tenogenic differentiation protocol for human stem cells. Acta Biomater 2022; 145:25-42. [PMID: 35470075 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2022.04.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Revised: 04/10/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Tendons are integral to our daily lives by allowing movement and locomotion but are frequently injured, leading to patient discomfort and impaired mobility. Current clinical procedures are unable to fully restore the native structure of the tendon, resulting in loss of full functionality, and the weakened tissue following repair often re-ruptures. Tendon tissue engineering, involving the combination of cells with biomaterial scaffolds to form new tendon tissue, holds promise to improve patient outcomes. A key requirement for efficacy in promoting tendon tissue formation is the optimal differentiation of the starting cell populations, most commonly adult tissue-derived mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCs), into tenocytes, the predominant cellular component of tendon tissue. Currently, a lack of consensus on the protocols for effective tenogenic differentiation is hampering progress in tendon tissue engineering. In this review, we discuss the current state of knowledge regarding human stem cell differentiation towards tenocytes and tendon tissue formation. Tendon development and healing mechanisms are described, followed by a comprehensive overview of the current protocols for tenogenic differentiation, including the effects of biochemical and biophysical cues, and their combination, on tenogenesis. Lastly, a synthesis of the key features of these protocols is used to design future approaches. The holistic evaluation of current knowledge should facilitate and expedite the development of efficacious stem cell tenogenic differentiation protocols with future impact in tendon tissue engineering. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: The lack of a widely-adopted tenogenic differentiation protocol has been a major hurdle in the tendon tissue engineering field. Building on current knowledge on tendon development and tendon healing, this review surveys peer-reviewed protocols to present a holistic evaluation and propose a pathway to facilitate and expedite the development of a consensus protocol for stem cell tenogenic differentiation and tendon tissue engineering.
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Voorter P, McKay A, Dai J, Paravagna O, Cameron NR, Junkers T. Solvent‐Independent Molecular Weight Determination of Polymers Based on a Truly Universal Calibration. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202114536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- Pieter‐Jan Voorter
- Polymer Reaction Design Group School of Chemistry Monash University 19 Rainforest Walk, Building 23 Clayton VIC 3800 Australia
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- Polymer Reaction Design Group School of Chemistry Monash University 19 Rainforest Walk, Building 23 Clayton VIC 3800 Australia
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- Dulux Australia 1956 Dandenong Road Clayton VIC 3168 Australia
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- Dulux Australia 1956 Dandenong Road Clayton VIC 3168 Australia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering Monash University 22 Alliance Lane Clayton Victoria, 3800 Australia
- School of Engineering University of Warwick. Coventry CV4 7AL UK
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- Polymer Reaction Design Group School of Chemistry Monash University 19 Rainforest Walk, Building 23 Clayton VIC 3800 Australia
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Bakkali-Hassani C, Hooker JP, Voorter PJ, Rubens M, Cameron NR, Junkers T. One-Pot Multifunctional Polyesters by Continuous Flow Organocatalysed Ring-Opening Polymerisation for Targeted and Tunable Materials Design. Polym Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2py00088a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Targeted and tunable access to biodegradable polymers will be vital for their continued adoption and use in modern materials applications. Herein we report a platform for the synthesis of well-defined,...
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Buckinx A, Rubens M, Cameron NR, Bakkali-Hassani C, Sokolova A, Junkers T. The effects of molecular weight dispersity on block copolymer self-assembly. Polym Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2py00318j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The influence of dispersity in the molecular weight distributions in the core forming block for block copolymer (BCP) self-assembly is analyzed via an automated flow synthesis approach. Polystyrenes with increasing...
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Voorter PJ, McKay A, Dai J, Paravagna O, Cameron NR, Junkers T. Solvent-Independent Molecular Weight Determination of Polymers Based on a Truly Universal Calibration. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 61:e202114536. [PMID: 34861091 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202114536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Diffusion-ordered NMR spectroscopy (DOSY) allows for accurate molecular weight calibration and determination that can be corrected for solvent influences. Polystyrene and poly(ethylene glycol) standards have been used to calibrate DOSY diffusion data for a variety of solvents, showing a high correlation of data when the bulk viscosity of the solvent is accounted for following the Stokes-Einstein equation. In this way, a type of universal calibration is introduced that allows for determinations of average molecular weight that are at least as accurate as those of traditional size-exclusion chromatography (SEC), if not better. Further, we demonstrate that DOSY calibrations can be used between laboratories, hence removing the need for individual calibration of setups as currently done.
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- Pieter-Jan Voorter
- Polymer Reaction Design Group, School of Chemistry, Monash University, 19 Rainforest Walk, Building 23, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Polymer Reaction Design Group, School of Chemistry, Monash University, 19 Rainforest Walk, Building 23, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Dulux Australia, 1956 Dandenong Road, Clayton, VIC 3168, Australia
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- Dulux Australia, 1956 Dandenong Road, Clayton, VIC 3168, Australia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, 22 Alliance Lane, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia.,School of Engineering, University of Warwick., Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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- Polymer Reaction Design Group, School of Chemistry, Monash University, 19 Rainforest Walk, Building 23, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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Aldemir Dikici B, Malayeri A, Sherborne C, Dikici S, Paterson T, Dew L, Hatton P, Ortega Asencio I, MacNeil S, Langford C, Cameron NR, Claeyssens F. Thiolene- and Polycaprolactone Methacrylate-Based Polymerized High Internal Phase Emulsion (PolyHIPE) Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering. Biomacromolecules 2021; 23:720-730. [PMID: 34730348 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.1c01129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Highly porous emulsion templated polymers (PolyHIPEs) provide a number of potential advantages in the fabrication of scaffolds for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Porosity enables cell ingrowth and nutrient diffusion within, as well as waste removal from, the scaffold. The properties offered by emulsion templating alone include the provision of high interconnected porosity, and, in combination with additive manufacturing, the opportunity to introduce controlled multiscale porosity to complex or custom structures. However, the majority of monomer systems reported for PolyHIPE preparation are unsuitable for clinical applications as they are nondegradable. Thiol-ene chemistry is a promising route to produce biodegradable photocurable PolyHIPEs for the fabrication of scaffolds using conventional or additive manufacturing methods; however, relatively little research has been reported on this approach. This study reports the groundwork to fabricate thiol- and polycaprolactone (PCL)-based PolyHIPE materials via a photoinitiated thiolene click reaction. Two different formulations, either three-arm PCL methacrylate (3PCLMA) or four-arm PCL methacrylate (4PCLMA) moieties, were used in the PolyHIPE formulation. Biocompatibility of the PolyHIPEs was investigated using human dermal fibroblasts (HDFs) and human osteosarcoma cell line (MG-63) by DNA quantification assay, and developed PolyHIPEs were shown to be capable of supporting cell attachment and viability.
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- Betül Aldemir Dikici
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Sheffield, Kroto Research Institute, Sheffield S3 7HQ, United Kingdom.,Department of Materials Science and Engineering, INSIGNEO Institute for In Silico Medicine, University of Sheffield, The Pam Liversidge Building, Sheffield S1 3JD, United Kingdom.,Department of Bioengineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, Urla, Izmir 35433, Turkey
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Sheffield, Kroto Research Institute, Sheffield S3 7HQ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Sheffield, Kroto Research Institute, Sheffield S3 7HQ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Sheffield, Kroto Research Institute, Sheffield S3 7HQ, United Kingdom.,Department of Bioengineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, Urla, Izmir 35433, Turkey
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- School of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TA, United Kingdom
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Sheffield, Kroto Research Institute, Sheffield S3 7HQ, United Kingdom
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- School of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TA, United Kingdom
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- School of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TA, United Kingdom
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Sheffield, Kroto Research Institute, Sheffield S3 7HQ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, 22 Alliance Lane, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, 22 Alliance Lane, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia.,School of Engineering, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Sheffield, Kroto Research Institute, Sheffield S3 7HQ, United Kingdom.,Department of Materials Science and Engineering, INSIGNEO Institute for In Silico Medicine, University of Sheffield, The Pam Liversidge Building, Sheffield S1 3JD, United Kingdom
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Parker BJ, Rhodes DI, O'Brien CM, Rodda AE, Cameron NR. Nerve guidance conduit development for primary treatment of peripheral nerve transection injuries: A commercial perspective. Acta Biomater 2021; 135:64-86. [PMID: 34492374 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2021.08.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Revised: 08/19/2021] [Accepted: 08/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Commercial nerve guidance conduits (NGCs) for repair of peripheral nerve discontinuities are of little use in gaps larger than 30 mm, and for smaller gaps they often fail to compete with the autografts that they are designed to replace. While recent research to develop new technologies for use in NGCs has produced many advanced designs with seemingly positive functional outcomes in animal models, these advances have not been translated into viable clinical products. While there have been many detailed reviews of the technologies available for creating NGCs, none of these have focussed on the requirements of the commercialisation process which are vital to ensure the translation of a technology from bench to clinic. Consideration of the factors essential for commercial viability, including regulatory clearance, reimbursement processes, manufacturability and scale up, and quality management early in the design process is vital in giving new technologies the best chance at achieving real-world impact. Here we have attempted to summarise the major components to consider during the development of emerging NGC technologies as a guide for those looking to develop new technology in this domain. We also examine a selection of the latest academic developments from the viewpoint of clinical translation, and discuss areas where we believe further work would be most likely to bring new NGC technologies to the clinic. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: NGCs for peripheral nerve repairs represent an adaptable foundation with potential to incorporate modifications to improve nerve regeneration outcomes. In this review we outline the regulatory processes that functionally distinct NGCs may need to address and explore new modifications and the complications that may need to be addressed during the translation process from bench to clinic.
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- Bradyn J Parker
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, 22 Alliance Lane, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia; Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Manufacturing, Research Way, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, 22 Alliance Lane, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia; ReNerve Pty. Ltd., Brunswick East 3057, Australia
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Manufacturing, Research Way, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia; Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute, Science, Technology, Research and innovation Precinct (STRIP), Monash University, Wellington Road, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, 22 Alliance Lane, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, 22 Alliance Lane, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia; School of Engineering, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom.
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Zong J, Cobb SL, Cameron NR. Preparation and thermally-induced self-assembly behaviour of elastin-like peptide side-chain polymer-gold nanoparticle (ESP-GNP) hybrids. ARKIVOC 2021. [DOI: 10.24820/ark.5550190.p011.589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Kramer S, Cameron NR, Krajnc P. Porous Polymers from High Internal Phase Emulsions as Scaffolds for Biological Applications. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:polym13111786. [PMID: 34071683 PMCID: PMC8198890 DOI: 10.3390/polym13111786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Revised: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 05/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
High internal phase emulsions (HIPEs), with densely packed droplets of internal phase and monomers dispersed in the continuous phase, are now an established medium for porous polymer preparation (polyHIPEs). The ability to influence the pore size and interconnectivity, together with the process scalability and a wide spectrum of possible chemistries are important advantages of polyHIPEs. In this review, the focus on the biomedical applications of polyHIPEs is emphasised, in particular the applications of polyHIPEs as scaffolds/supports for biological cell growth, proliferation and tissue (re)generation. An overview of the polyHIPE preparation methodology is given and possibilities of morphology tuning are outlined. In the continuation, polyHIPEs with different chemistries and their interaction with biological systems are described. A further focus is given to combined techniques and advanced applications.
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- Stanko Kramer
- PolyOrgLab, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Maribor, Smetanova ulica 17, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia;
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, 22 Alliance Lane, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
- Correspondence: (N.R.C.); (P.K.)
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- PolyOrgLab, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Maribor, Smetanova ulica 17, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia;
- Correspondence: (N.R.C.); (P.K.)
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Hickman AM, Chmel N, Cameron NR, Keddie DJ, Schiller TL. Influence of the tetraalkoxysilane crosslinker on the properties of polysiloxane-based elastomers prepared by the Lewis acid-catalysed Piers-Rubinsztajn reaction. Polym Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1py00872b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
Abstract
We investigate the influence of the tetrafunctional alkoxysilan R-groups, with a range of sterics and electronics. This is through a solvent free polysiloxane network formation under ambient conditions using Lewis acid catalysed Piers-Rubinsztajn (PR) reaction.
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- Andrew M. Hickman
- WMG, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, 22 Alliance Lane, Clayton 3800, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, 22 Alliance Lane, Clayton 3800, Victoria, Australia
- School of Engineering, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton WV1 1LY, UK
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- WMG, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, 22 Alliance Lane, Clayton 3800, Victoria, Australia
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Gong S, Du S, Kong J, Zhai Q, Lin F, Liu S, Cameron NR, Cheng W. Skin-Like Stretchable Fuel Cell Based on Gold-Nanowire-Impregnated Porous Polymer Scaffolds. Small 2020; 16:e2003269. [PMID: 32864831 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202003269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2020] [Revised: 07/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Skin-like energy devices can be conformally attached to the human body, which are highly desirable to power soft wearable electronics in the future. Here, a skin-like stretchable fuel cell based on ultrathin gold nanowires (AuNWs) and polymerized high internal phase emulsions (polyHIPEs) scaffolds is demonstrated. The polyHIPEs can offer a high porosity of 80% yet with an overall thickness comparable to human skin. Upon impregnation with electronic inks containing ultrathin (2 nm in diameter) and ultrahigh aspect-ratio (>10 000) gold nanowires, skin-like strain-insensitive stretchable electrodes are successfully fabricated. With such designed strain-insensitive electrodes, a stretchable fuel cell is fabricated by using AuNWs@polyHIPEs, platinum (Pt)-modified AuNWs@polyHIPEs, and ethanol as the anode, cathode, and fuel, respectively. The resulting epidermal fuel cell can be patterned and transferred onto skin as "tattoos" yet can offer a high power density of 280 µW cm-2 and a high durability (>90% performance retention under stretching, compression, and twisting). The results presented here demonstrate that this skin-thin, porous, yet stretchable electrode is essentially multifunctional, simultaneously serving as a current collector, an electrocatalyst, and a fuel host, indicating potential applications to power future soft wearable 2.0 electronics for remote healthcare and soft robotics.
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- Shu Gong
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu Vocational College of Medicine, Yancheng, Jiangsu, 224000, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
- School of Engineering, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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Jha MK, Babu B, Parker BJ, Surendran V, Cameron NR, Shaijumon MM, Subramaniam C. Hierarchically Engineered Nanocarbon Florets as Bifunctional Electrode Materials for Adsorptive and Intercalative Energy Storage. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2020; 12:42669-42677. [PMID: 32842723 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c09021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Three-dimensional dendritic nanostructured carbon florets (NCFs) with tailored porosity are demonstrated as electrochemically versatile electrodes for both adsorptive and intercalative energy storage pathways. Achieved through a single-step template-driven approach, the NCFs exhibit turbostratic graphitic lamellae in a floral assembly leading to high specific surface area and multi-modal pore distribution (920 m2/g). The synergism in structural and chemical frameworks, along with open-ended morphology, enables bifunctionality of hard carbon NCFs as symmetric adsorptive electrodes for supercapacitors (SCs) and intercalation anodes for hybrid potassium-ion capacitors (KICs). Flexible, all-solid-state SCs through facile integration of NCF with the ionic-liquid-imbibed porous polymeric matrix achieve high-energy density (20 W h/kg) and power density (32.7 kW/kg) without compromising on mechanical flexibility and cyclability (94% after 20k cycles). Furthermore, NCF as an anode in a full-cell hybrid KIC (activated carbon as cathode) delivers excellent electrochemical performance with maximum energy and power densities of 57 W h/kg and 12.5 kW/kg, respectively, when cycled in a potential window of 1.0-4.0 V. The exceptional bifunctional performance of NCF highlights the possibility of utilizing such engineered nanocarbons for high-performance energy storage devices.
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- Mihir Kumar Jha
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
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- School of Physics, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram 69551 Kerala, India
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- School of Physics, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram 69551 Kerala, India
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
- School of Engineering, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, U.K
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- School of Physics, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram 69551 Kerala, India
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Lewis RW, Malic N, Saito K, Cameron NR, Evans RA. Linear Coordination Polymer Synthesis from Bis-Catechol Functionalized RAFT Polymers. Macromol Rapid Commun 2020; 41:e2000366. [PMID: 32757259 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202000366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2020] [Revised: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Catechol-Fe(III) complexes contain some of the strongest known metal-chelate coordination bonds. Despite this, they have until now not been utilized in (polymeric linker) linear coordination polymer (LCP) synthesis. With the view of generating catechol end-functional polymers, a new, symmetrical bis-catechol functionalized trithiocarbonate reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) agent is synthesized (CatDMAT). Acrylamide (AM) and dimethylacrylamide (DMA) polymerizations are conducted with CatDMAT using direct photoactivation RAFT polymerization to yield bis-catechol end-functionalized homo- and block-copolymers of molecular weight 10-15 kDa. Catechol-Fe(III) LCPs are successfully formed from the telechelic catechol polymers by bis-complexation to Fe(III). The tetrahedral bis-complex is detected by UV-vis spectroscopy (λmax = 570 nm), while increases in relative viscosity and Mn,GPC over their respective uncomplexed polymers confirm the occurrence of supramolecular polymerization. The catechol-LCPs are shown to undergo oxidation and crosslinking in aqueous solution after 24 h.
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- Reece W Lewis
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, 22 Alliance Lane, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia.,CSIRO Manufacturing Flagship, Clayton, 3168, Australia
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- CSIRO Manufacturing Flagship, Clayton, 3168, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, 3800, Australia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, 22 Alliance Lane, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia.,School of Engineering, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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Ramsay E, Raviña M, Sarkhel S, Hehir S, Cameron NR, Ilmarinen T, Skottman H, Kjems J, Urtti A, Ruponen M, Subrizi A. Avoiding the Pitfalls of siRNA Delivery to the Retinal Pigment Epithelium with Physiologically Relevant Cell Models. Pharmaceutics 2020; 12:pharmaceutics12070667. [PMID: 32708811 PMCID: PMC7407886 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12070667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2020] [Revised: 07/03/2020] [Accepted: 07/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Inflammation is involved in the pathogenesis of several age-related ocular diseases, such as macular degeneration (AMD), diabetic retinopathy, and glaucoma. The delivery of anti-inflammatory siRNA to the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) may become a promising therapeutic option for the treatment of inflammation, if the efficient delivery of siRNA to target cells is accomplished. Unfortunately, so far, the siRNA delivery system selection performed in dividing RPE cells in vitro has been a poor predictor of the in vivo efficacy. Our study evaluates the silencing efficiency of polyplexes, lipoplexes, and lipidoid-siRNA complexes in dividing RPE cells as well as in physiologically relevant RPE cell models. We find that RPE cell differentiation alters their endocytic activity and causes a decrease in the uptake of siRNA complexes. In addition, we determine that melanosomal sequestration is another significant and previously unexplored barrier to gene silencing in pigmented cells. In summary, this study highlights the importance of choosing a physiologically relevant RPE cell model for the selection of siRNA delivery systems. Such cell models are expected to enable the identification of carriers with a high probability of success in vivo, and thus propel the development of siRNA therapeutics for ocular disease.
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- Eva Ramsay
- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland; (E.R.); (M.R.); (S.S.); (A.U.)
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- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland; (E.R.); (M.R.); (S.S.); (A.U.)
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- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland; (E.R.); (M.R.); (S.S.); (A.U.)
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- Department of Life Sciences, Institute of Technology Sligo, F91 YW50 Sligo, Ireland;
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- School of Engineering, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK;
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, BioMediTech, Tampere University, 33014 Tampere, Finland; (T.I.); (H.S.)
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, BioMediTech, Tampere University, 33014 Tampere, Finland; (T.I.); (H.S.)
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark;
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- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland; (E.R.); (M.R.); (S.S.); (A.U.)
- Laboratory of Biohybrid Technologies, Institute of Chemistry, St. Petersburg State University, 198504 Peterhoff, Russia
- School of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland, 70210 Kuopio, Finland;
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland, 70210 Kuopio, Finland;
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark;
- School of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland, 70210 Kuopio, Finland;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +358-40-016-3407
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Banakh I, Cheshire P, Rahman M, Carmichael I, Jagadeesan P, Cameron NR, Cleland H, Akbarzadeh S. A Comparative Study of Engineered Dermal Templates for Skin Wound Repair in a Mouse Model. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21124508. [PMID: 32630398 PMCID: PMC7350005 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21124508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Revised: 06/22/2020] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Engineered dermal templates have revolutionised the repair and reconstruction of skin defects. Their interaction with the wound microenvironment and linked molecular mediators of wound repair is still not clear. This study investigated the wound bed and acellular "off the shelf" dermal template interaction in a mouse model. Full-thickness wounds in nude mice were grafted with allogenic skin, and either collagen-based or fully synthetic dermal templates. Changes in the wound bed showed significantly higher vascularisation and fibroblast infiltration in synthetic grafts when compared to collagen-based grafts (P ≤ 0.05). Greater tissue growth was associated with higher prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2 (Ptgs2) RNA and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) protein levels in fully synthetic grafts. Collagen-based grafts had higher levels of collagen III and matrix metallopeptidase 2. To compare the capacity to form a double layer skin substitute, both templates were seeded with human fibroblasts and keratinocytes (so-called human skin equivalent or HSE). Mice were grafted with HSEs to test permanent wound closure with no further treatment required. We found the synthetic dermal template to have a significantly greater capacity to support human epidermal cells. In conclusion, the synthetic template showed advantages over the collagen-based template in a short-term mouse model of wound repair.
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- Ilia Banakh
- Skin Bioengineering Laboratory, Victorian Adult Burns Service, Alfred Health, 89 Commercial Road, Melbourne VIC 3004, Australia; (I.B.); (P.C.); (M.R.); (H.C.)
- Department of Surgery, Monash University, 99 Commercial Road, Melbourne VIC 3004, Australia
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- Skin Bioengineering Laboratory, Victorian Adult Burns Service, Alfred Health, 89 Commercial Road, Melbourne VIC 3004, Australia; (I.B.); (P.C.); (M.R.); (H.C.)
- Department of Surgery, Monash University, 99 Commercial Road, Melbourne VIC 3004, Australia
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- Skin Bioengineering Laboratory, Victorian Adult Burns Service, Alfred Health, 89 Commercial Road, Melbourne VIC 3004, Australia; (I.B.); (P.C.); (M.R.); (H.C.)
- Department of Surgery, Monash University, 99 Commercial Road, Melbourne VIC 3004, Australia
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- Monash Micro Imaging, Monash University, 99 Commercial Road, Melbourne VIC 3004, Australia;
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- Material Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, 22 Alliance Lane, Clayton VIC 3800, Australia; (P.J.); (N.R.C.)
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- Material Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, 22 Alliance Lane, Clayton VIC 3800, Australia; (P.J.); (N.R.C.)
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- Skin Bioengineering Laboratory, Victorian Adult Burns Service, Alfred Health, 89 Commercial Road, Melbourne VIC 3004, Australia; (I.B.); (P.C.); (M.R.); (H.C.)
- Department of Surgery, Monash University, 99 Commercial Road, Melbourne VIC 3004, Australia
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- Skin Bioengineering Laboratory, Victorian Adult Burns Service, Alfred Health, 89 Commercial Road, Melbourne VIC 3004, Australia; (I.B.); (P.C.); (M.R.); (H.C.)
- Department of Surgery, Monash University, 99 Commercial Road, Melbourne VIC 3004, Australia
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +61-3-9903-0616
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Dao VH, Mohanarangam K, Fawell PD, Simic K, Iyer R, Cameron NR, Saito K. Enhanced Flocculation Efficiency in a High-Ionic-Strength Environment by the Aid of Anionic ABA Triblock Copolymers. Langmuir 2020; 36:1538-1551. [PMID: 31968943 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b03689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
The flocculation efficiency of polyelectrolytes in a high-ionic-strength environment is often affected and reduced due to shielding of the active ionizable functional groups, as well as changes in the surface chemistry of the solid slurry. To address this problem, a series of well-defined novel ABA triblock copolymers were employed for the flocculation of high-ionic-strength kaolin slurries at three different Ca2+ concentrations (0.05, 0.10, and 0.50 M). The primary focus was on the advancement in the polymer architecture, where the anionic functionalities were localized at the terminal ends. Typical commercial flocculants tend to have anionic functionalities randomly distributed throughout the polymer chain and hence a higher propensity toward condensed conformation and formation of insoluble species. In comparison to a control random copolymer, the ABA triblock copolymers were able to flocculate kaolin slurries to give faster settlement rates, particularly at the high Ca2+ concentrations of 0.10 and 0.50 M. In addition, these polymers had significantly better clarification ability at higher Ca2+ concentrations compared to the control random copolymer. The ABA triblock copolymer architecture may therefore have potential as a flocculant in high-ionic-strength applications.
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- Vu H Dao
- School of Chemistry , Monash University , Clayton , VIC 3800 , Australia
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- CSIRO Mineral Resources , Clayton , VIC 3168 , Australia
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- School of Chemistry , Monash University , Clayton , VIC 3800 , Australia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , Monash University , Clayton , VIC 3800 , Australia
- School of Engineering , University of Warwick , Coventry CV4 7AL , U.K
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- School of Chemistry , Monash University , Clayton , VIC 3800 , Australia
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Hall AR, Blakeman JT, Eissa AM, Chapman P, Morales-García AL, Stennett L, Martin O, Giraud E, Dockrell DH, Cameron NR, Wiese M, Yakob L, Rogers ME, Geoghegan M. Glycan–glycan interactions determine Leishmania attachment to the midgut of permissive sand fly vectors. Chem Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0sc03298k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Force spectroscopy was used to measure the adhesion of Leishmania to synthetic mimics of galectins on the sand fly midgut.
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Murphy AR, Haynes JM, Laslett AL, Cameron NR, O'Brien CM. Three-dimensional differentiation of human pluripotent stem cell-derived neural precursor cells using tailored porous polymer scaffolds. Acta Biomater 2020; 101:102-116. [PMID: 31610339 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2019.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2019] [Revised: 09/30/2019] [Accepted: 10/07/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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This study investigates the utility of a tailored poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate-crosslinked porous polymeric tissue engineering scaffold, with mechanical properties specifically optimised to be comparable to that of mammalian brain tissue for 3D human neural cell culture. Results obtained here demonstrate the attachment, proliferation and terminal differentiation of both human induced pluripotent stem cell- and embryonic stem cell-derived neural precursor cells (hPSC-NPCs) throughout the interconnected porous network within laminin-coated scaffolds. Phenotypic data and functional analyses are presented demonstrating that this material supports terminal in vitro neural differentiation of hPSC-NPCs to a mixed population of viable neuronal and glial cells for periods of up to 49 days. This is evidenced by the upregulation of TUBB3, MAP2, SYP and GFAP gene expression, as well as the presence of the proteins βIII-TUBULIN, NEUN, MAP2 and GFAP. Functional maturity of neural cells following 49 days 3D differentiation culture was tested via measurement of intracellular calcium. These analyses revealed spontaneously active, synchronous and rhythmic calcium flux, as well as response to the neurotransmitter glutamate. This tailored construct has potential application as an improved in vitro human neurogenesis model with utility in platform drug discovery programs. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: The interconnected porosity of polyHIPE scaffolds exhibits the ability to support three-dimensional neural cell network formation due to limited resistance to cellular migration and re-organisation. The previously developed scaffold material displays mechanical properties similar to that of the mammalian brain. This research also employs the utility of pluripotent stem cell-derived neural cells which are of greater clinical relevance than primary neural cell lines. This scaffold material has future potential in better mimicking three-dimensional neural networks found in the human brain and may result in improved in vitro models for disease modelling and drug screening applications.
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Atkins CJ, Seow DK, Burns G, Town JS, Hand RA, Lester DW, Cameron NR, Haddleton DM, Eissa AM. Branched macromonomers from catalytic chain transfer polymerisation (CCTP) as precursors for emulsion-templated porous polymers. Polym Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0py00539h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Catalytic chain transfer polymerisation (CCTP) is combined for the first time with emulsion-templating to generate polyHIPE materials where functionality and rigidity can be tightly tailored, broadening their scope of application.
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Warwick
- Coventry
- UK
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Warwick
- Coventry
- UK
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Warwick
- Coventry
- UK
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- Polymer Characterisation Research Technology Platform
- University of Warwick
- Coventry
- UK
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Monash University
- Clayton
- Australia
- School of Engineering
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Warwick
- Coventry
- UK
- Department of Polymers
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Severn CE, Eissa AM, Langford CR, Parker A, Walker M, Dobbe JGG, Streekstra GJ, Cameron NR, Toye AM. Ex vivo culture of adult CD34 + stem cells using functional highly porous polymer scaffolds to establish biomimicry of the bone marrow niche. Biomaterials 2019; 225:119533. [PMID: 31610389 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2019.119533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2019] [Revised: 09/26/2019] [Accepted: 09/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Haematopoiesis, the process of blood production, occurs from a tiny contingent of haematopoietic stem cells (HSC) in highly specialised three-dimensional niches located within the bone marrow. When haematopoiesis is replicated using in vitro two-dimensional culture, HSCs rapidly differentiate, limiting self-renewal. Emulsion-templated highly porous polyHIPE foam scaffolds were chosen to mimic the honeycomb architecture of human bone. The unmodified polyHIPE material supports haematopoietic stem and progenitor cell (HSPC) culture, with successful culture of erythroid progenitors and neutrophils within the scaffolds. Using erythroid culture methodology, the CD34+ population was maintained for 28 days with continual release of erythroid progenitors. These cells are shown to spontaneously repopulate the scaffolds, and the accumulated egress can be expanded and grown at large scale to reticulocytes. We next show that the polyHIPE scaffolds can be successfully functionalised using activated BM(PEG)2 (1,8-bismaleimido-diethyleneglycol) and then a Jagged-1 peptide attached in an attempt to facilitate notch signalling. Although Jagged-1 peptide had no detectable effect, the BM(PEG)2 alone significantly increased cell egress when compared to controls, without depleting the scaffold population. This work highlights polyHIPE as a novel functionalisable material for mimicking the bone marrow, and also that PEG can influence HSPC behaviour within scaffolds.
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- C E Severn
- School of Biochemistry, Biomedical Sciences Building, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TD, UK; National Institute for Health Research Blood and Transplant Research Unit (NIHR BTRU) in Red Blood Cell Products, University of Bristol, UK
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- Department of Polymers, Chemical Industries Research Division, National Research Centre, El Bohouth St. 33, Dokki, Giza, 12622, Cairo, Egypt; School of Engineering, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK; Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, 3800, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Biochemistry, Biomedical Sciences Building, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TD, UK
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- Department of Physics, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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- Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Physics, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Physics, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- School of Engineering, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, 3800, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Biochemistry, Biomedical Sciences Building, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TD, UK; National Institute for Health Research Blood and Transplant Research Unit (NIHR BTRU) in Red Blood Cell Products, University of Bristol, UK.
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Dao VH, Cameron NR, Saito K. Synthesis of UHMW Star-Shaped AB Block Copolymers and Their Flocculation Efficiency in High-Ionic-Strength Environments. Macromolecules 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b01290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- School of Engineering, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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Lewis RW, Malic N, Saito K, Evans RA, Cameron NR. Ultra-high molecular weight linear coordination polymers with terpyridine ligands. Chem Sci 2019; 10:6174-6183. [PMID: 31360424 PMCID: PMC6585884 DOI: 10.1039/c9sc01115c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2019] [Accepted: 05/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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This first report of ultra-high molecular weight (>1000 kDa) linear coordination polymers demonstrates their use in agricultural spray drift control.
Ultra-high molecular weight (UHMW, Mn > 1000 kDa) polymeric drift control adjuvants (DCAs) for agricultural spraying are prone to mechanical degradation and rapidly lose performance. To overcome this, we have designed linear coordination polymers (LCPs) composed of 400 kDa telechelic bis-terpyridine end-functionalised polyacrylamide units, which ‘self-heal’ upon shearing through reformation of coordination bonds. After addition of Fe(ii) to dilute aqueous solutions of the terpyridine telechelics, UHMW LCPs were obtained as demonstrated by UV-vis spectroscopy, MALS GPC and intrinsic viscosity measurements. Importantly, these UHMW LCPs were shown to function as effective DCAs, reducing the formation of fine ‘driftable’ droplets during spray testing at concentrations as low as 100 ppm. Following mechanically-induced coordination bond-scission, the UHMW LCPs were found to recover up to 90% of their performance compared to un-sheared samples, at a rate dependent on the transition metal ion used to form the complex.
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- Reece W Lewis
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , Monash University , 22 Alliance Lane , Clayton , Victoria 3800 , Australia .
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- CSIRO Manufacturing Flagship , Clayton , 3168 , Australia .
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- School of Chemistry , Monash University , Clayton , 3800 , Australia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , Monash University , 22 Alliance Lane , Clayton , Victoria 3800 , Australia . .,School of Engineering , University of Warwick , Coventry , CV4 7AL , UK
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Ratcliffe JL, Walker M, Eissa AM, Du S, Przyborski SA, Laslett AL, Cameron NR. Optimized peptide functionalization of thiol‐acrylate emulsion‐templated porous polymers leads to expansion of human pluripotent stem cells in 3D culture. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/pola.29353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Jessie L. Ratcliffe
- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringMonash University 22 Alliance Lane, Clayton Victoria 3800 Australia
- CSIRO Manufacturing Clayton Victoria 3168 Australia
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- School of EngineeringUniversity of Warwick Coventry CV4 7AL United Kingdom
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- School of EngineeringUniversity of Warwick Coventry CV4 7AL United Kingdom
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringMonash University 22 Alliance Lane, Clayton Victoria 3800 Australia
- CSIRO Manufacturing Clayton Victoria 3168 Australia
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- Department of BiosciencesDurham University South Road, Durham DH1 3LE United Kingdom
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- CSIRO Manufacturing Clayton Victoria 3168 Australia
- Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute, Monash University Clayton Victoria 3800 Australia
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringMonash University 22 Alliance Lane, Clayton Victoria 3800 Australia
- School of EngineeringUniversity of Warwick Coventry CV4 7AL United Kingdom
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Martin L, Gurnani P, Zhang J, Hartlieb M, Cameron NR, Eissa AM, Perrier S. Polydimethylsiloxane-Based Giant Glycosylated Polymersomes with Tunable Bacterial Affinity. Biomacromolecules 2019; 20:1297-1307. [PMID: 30694656 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.8b01709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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A synthetic cell mimic in the form of giant glycosylated polymersomes (GGPs) comprised of a novel amphiphilic diblock copolymer is reported. A synthetic approach involving a poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) macro-chain transfer agent (macroCTA) and postpolymerization modification was used to marry the hydrophobic and highly flexible properties of PDMS with the biological activity of glycopolymers. 2-Bromoethyl acrylate (BEA) was first polymerized using a PDMS macroCTA ( Mn,th ≈ 4900 g·mol-1, Đ = 1.1) to prepare well-defined PDMS- b-pBEA diblock copolymers ( Đ = 1.1) that were then substituted with 1-thio-β-d-glucose or 1-thio-β-d-galactose under facile conditions to yield PDMS- b-glycopolymers. Compositions possessing ≈25% of the glycopolymer block (by mass) were able to adopt a vesicular morphology in aqueous solution (≈210 nm in diameter), as indicated by TEM and light scattering techniques. The resulting carbohydrate-decorated polymersomes exhibited selective binding with the lectin concanavalin A (Con A), as demonstrated by turbidimetric experiments. Self-assembly of the same diblock copolymer compositions using an electroformation method yielded GGPs (ranging from 2-20 μm in diameter). Interaction of these cell-sized polymersomes with fimH positive E. coli was then studied via confocal microscopy. The glucose-decorated GGPs were found to cluster upon addition of the bacteria, while galactose-decorated GGPs could successfully interact with (and possibly immobilize) the bacteria without the onset of clustering. This demonstrates an opportunity to modulate the response of these synthetic cell mimics (protocells) toward biological entities through exploitation of selective ligand-receptor interactions, which may be readily tuned through a considered choice of carbohydrate functionality.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , Monash University , Clayton , VIC 3800 , Australia
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- Department of Polymers, Chemical Industries Research Division , National Research Centre (NRC) , El-Bohouth Street , Dokki , 12622 , Cairo , Egypt
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- Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences , Monash University , Clayton , VIC 3052 , Australia
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Richardson SA, Rawlings TM, Muter J, Walker M, Brosens JJ, Cameron NR, Eissa AM. Covalent Attachment of Fibronectin onto Emulsion-Templated Porous Polymer Scaffolds Enhances Human Endometrial Stromal Cell Adhesion, Infiltration, and Function. Macromol Biosci 2018; 19:e1800351. [PMID: 30548765 DOI: 10.1002/mabi.201800351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2018] [Revised: 11/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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A novel strategy for the surface functionalization of emulsion-templated highly porous (polyHIPE) materials as well as its application to in vitro 3D cell culture is presented. A heterobifunctional linker that consists of an amine-reactive N-hydroxysuccinimide ester and a photoactivatable nitrophenyl azide, N-sulfosuccinimidyl-6-(4'-azido-2'-nitrophenylamino)hexanoate (sulfo-SANPAH), is utilized to functionalize polyHIPE surfaces. The ability to conjugate a range of compounds (6-aminofluorescein, heptafluorobutylamine, poly(ethylene glycol) bis-amine, and fibronectin) to the polyHIPE surface is demonstrated using fluorescence imaging, FTIR spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Compared to other existing surface functionalization methods for polyHIPE materials, this approach is facile, efficient, versatile, and benign. It can also be used to attach biomolecules to polyHIPE surfaces including cell adhesion-promoting extracellular matrix proteins. Cell culture experiments demonstrated that the fibronectin-conjugated polyHIPE scaffolds improve the adhesion and function of primary human endometrial stromal cells. It is believed that this approach can be employed to produce the next generation of polyHIPE scaffolds with tailored surface functionality, enhancing their application in 3D cell culture and tissue engineering whilst broadening the scope of applications to a wider range of cell types.
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- Sarah A Richardson
- S. A. Richardson, Dr. A. M. Eissa, Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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- T. M. Rawlings, Dr. J. Muter, Prof. J. J. Brosens, Division of Biomedical Sciences, Reproductive Health Unit, Clinical Science Research Laboratories, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick and Tommy's National Centre for Miscarriage Research, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, CV2 2DX, UK
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- T. M. Rawlings, Dr. J. Muter, Prof. J. J. Brosens, Division of Biomedical Sciences, Reproductive Health Unit, Clinical Science Research Laboratories, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick and Tommy's National Centre for Miscarriage Research, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, CV2 2DX, UK
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- Dr. M. Walker, Department of Physics, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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- T. M. Rawlings, Dr. J. Muter, Prof. J. J. Brosens, Division of Biomedical Sciences, Reproductive Health Unit, Clinical Science Research Laboratories, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick and Tommy's National Centre for Miscarriage Research, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, CV2 2DX, UK
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- Prof. N. R. Cameron, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, 3800, Victoria, Australia.,Dr. A. M. Eissa, Prof. N. R. Cameron, School of Engineering, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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- S. A. Richardson, Dr. A. M. Eissa, Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK.,Dr. A. M. Eissa, Prof. N. R. Cameron, School of Engineering, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK.,Dr. A. M. Eissa, Department of Polymers, Chemical Industries Research Division, National Research Centre, El Bohouth St. 33, Dokki, Giza, 12622, Cairo, Egypt
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Zong J, Cobb SL, Cameron NR. Short elastin-like peptide-functionalized gold nanoparticles that are temperature responsive under near-physiological conditions. J Mater Chem B 2018; 6:6667-6674. [PMID: 32254875 DOI: 10.1039/c8tb01827h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Thermally-responsive, short elastin-like peptides (ELPs) of sequence VPGVG (V, P and G represent valine, proline and glycine respectively), bearing different N-terminal functional groups (amino-, N-acetyl and thiol) and a non-ionisable C-terminal group, were prepared by solid phase synthesis. The conformation and aggregation properties of the ELPs were studied in different pH aqueous buffer solutions using UV-vis spectroscopy and circular dichroism (CD). The thiol-capped ELPs were used to prepare functionalized gold nanoparticles (GNPs), which were found to undergo thermally-triggered reversible aggregation at 40 °C. The peptide conformation and nanoparticle aggregation behaviour of the ELP-GNPs in aqueous solution were investigated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), circular dichroism (CD) and UV-vis spectroscopy. It was found that the ELP-GNP conjugates were capable of reversible, thermally triggered aggregation at near-physiological temperatures (transition temperature of 40 °C at pH = 7.4), opening up applications in photothermal cancer therapy and diagnosis.
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- Jingyi Zong
- Department of Chemistry, Durham University, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK
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Eissa AM, Barros FSV, Vrljicak P, Brosens JJ, Cameron NR. Enhanced Differentiation Potential of Primary Human Endometrial Cells Cultured on 3D Scaffolds. Biomacromolecules 2018; 19:3343-3350. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.8b00635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Ahmed M. Eissa
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, 3800, Victoria Australia
- Department of Polymers, Chemical Industries Research Division, National Research Centre (NRC), El Bohouth St. 33, Dokki, Giza, 12622, Cairo, Egypt
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- Division of Biomedical Sciences, Reproductive Health Unit, Clinical Science Research Laboratories, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick and Tommy’s National Centre for Miscarriage Research, University Hospitals Coventry, and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, CV2 2DX, United Kingdom
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- Division of Biomedical Sciences, Reproductive Health Unit, Clinical Science Research Laboratories, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick and Tommy’s National Centre for Miscarriage Research, University Hospitals Coventry, and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, CV2 2DX, United Kingdom
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- Division of Biomedical Sciences, Reproductive Health Unit, Clinical Science Research Laboratories, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick and Tommy’s National Centre for Miscarriage Research, University Hospitals Coventry, and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, CV2 2DX, United Kingdom
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, 3800, Victoria Australia
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Lee A, Langford CR, Rodriguez-Lorenzo LM, Thissen H, Cameron NR. Bioceramic nanocomposite thiol-acrylate polyHIPE scaffolds for enhanced osteoblastic cell culture in 3D. Biomater Sci 2018; 5:2035-2047. [PMID: 28726876 DOI: 10.1039/c7bm00292k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Emulsion-templated (polyHIPE) scaffolds for bone tissue engineering were produced by photopolymerisation of a mixture of trimethylolpropane tris(3-mercaptopropionate) and dipentaerythritol penta-/hexa-acrylate in the presence of hydroxyapatite (HA) or strontium-modified hydroxyapatite (SrHA) nanoparticles. Porous and permeable polyHIPE materials were produced regardless of the type or incorporation level of the bioceramic, although higher loadings resulted in a larger average pore diameter. Inclusion of HA and SrHA into the scaffolds was confirmed by EDX-SEM, FTIR and XPS and quantified by thermogravimetry. Addition of HA to polyHIPE scaffolds significantly enhanced compressive strength (148-216 kPa) without affecting compressive modulus (2.34-2.58 MPa). The resulting materials were evaluated in vitro as scaffolds for the 3D culture of MG63 osteoblastic cells vs. a commercial 3D cell culture scaffold (Alvetex®). Cells were able to migrate throughout all scaffolds, achieving a high density by the end of the culture period (21 days). The presence of HA and in particular SrHA gave greatly enhanced cell proliferation, as determined by staining of histological sections and total protein assay (Bradford). Furthermore, Von Kossa and Alizarin Red staining demonstrated significant mineralisation from inclusion of bioceramics, even at the earliest time point (day 7). Production of alkaline phosphatase (ALP), an early osteogenic marker, was used to investigate the influence of HA and SrHA on cell function. ALP levels were significantly reduced on HA- and SrHA-modified scaffolds by day 7, which agrees with the observed early onset of mineralisation in the presence of the bioceramics. The presented data support our conclusions that HA and SrHA enhance osteoblastic cell proliferation on polyHIPE scaffolds and promote early mineralisation.
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- Aaron Lee
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, 22 Alliance Lane, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia.
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Zong J, Cobb SL, Cameron NR. Peptide-functionalized gold nanoparticles: versatile biomaterials for diagnostic and therapeutic applications. Biomater Sci 2018; 5:872-886. [PMID: 28304023 DOI: 10.1039/c7bm00006e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Colloidal gold solutions have been used for centuries in a wide variety of applications including staining glass and in the colouring of ceramics. More recently, gold nanoparticles (GNPs) have been studied extensively due to their interesting size-dependent electronic and optical properties. GNPs can be functionalized easily with biomolecules that contain thiols, amines, or even phosphine moieties. For example, the reaction of thiol-containing peptides with GNPs has been used extensively to prepare novel hybrid materials for biomedical applications. A range of different types of peptides can be used to access biomaterials that are designed to perform a specific role such as cancer cell targeting. In addition, specific peptide sequences that are responsive to external stimuli (e.g. temperature or pH) can be used to stabilise/destabilise the aggregation of colloidal GNPs. Such systems have exciting potential applications in the field of colorimetric sensing (including bio-sensing) and in targeted drug delivery platforms. In this review, we will give an overview of the current methods used for preparing peptide functionalized GNPs, and we will discuss their key properties outlining the various applications of this class of biomaterial. In particular, the potential applications of peptide functionalized GNPs in areas of sensing and targeted drug delivery will be discussed.
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- Jingyi Zong
- Department of Chemistry, Durham University, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK
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Binfield JG, Brendel JC, Cameron NR, Eissa AM, Perrier S. Imaging Proton Transport in Giant Vesicles through Cyclic Peptide-Polymer Conjugate Nanotube Transmembrane Ion Channels. Macromol Rapid Commun 2018; 39:e1700831. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.201700831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2017] [Revised: 01/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Jason G. Binfield
- Department of Chemistry; The University of Warwick; Coventry CV4 7AL UK
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- School of Engineering; The University of Warwick; Coventry CV4 7AL UK
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering; Monash University; 22 Alliance Lane Clayton 3800 Victoria Australia
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- School of Engineering; The University of Warwick; Coventry CV4 7AL UK
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering; Monash University; 22 Alliance Lane Clayton 3800 Victoria Australia
- Department of Polymers; Chemical Industries Research Division; National Research Centre (NRC); 33 El-Bohouth Street Dokki, Giza 12622 Cairo Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry; The University of Warwick; Coventry CV4 7AL UK
- Warwick Medical School; The University of Warwick; Coventry CV4 7AL UK
- Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences; Monash University; Parkville 3052 Victoria Australia
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Lewis RW, Evans RA, Malic N, Saito K, Cameron NR. Ultra-fast aqueous polymerisation of acrylamides by high power visible light direct photoactivation RAFT polymerisation. Polym Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c7py01752a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The effect of visible LED power (λmax= 402 nm, 451 nm) on kinetics and control of direct photoactivation RAFT polymerisations of acrylamide and dimethylacrylamide are investigated.
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- Reece W. Lewis
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Monash University
- Clayton
- Australia
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- CSIRO Manufacturing Flagship
- Clayton
- Australia
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- School of Chemistry
- Monash University
- Clayton
- Australia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Monash University
- Clayton
- Australia
- School of Engineering
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Murphy AR, Laslett A, O'Brien CM, Cameron NR. Scaffolds for 3D in vitro culture of neural lineage cells. Acta Biomater 2017; 54:1-20. [PMID: 28259835 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2017.02.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2016] [Revised: 02/28/2017] [Accepted: 02/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Understanding how neurodegenerative disorders develop is not only a key challenge for researchers but also for the wider society, given the rapidly aging populations in developed countries. Advances in this field require new tools with which to recreate neural tissue in vitro and produce realistic disease models. This in turn requires robust and reliable systems for performing 3D in vitro culture of neural lineage cells. This review provides a state of the art update on three-dimensional culture systems for in vitro development of neural tissue, employing a wide range of scaffold types including hydrogels, solid porous polymers, fibrous materials and decellularised tissues as well as microfluidic devices and lab-on-a-chip systems. To provide some context with in vivo development of the central nervous system (CNS), we also provide a brief overview of the neural stem cell niche, neural development and neural differentiation in vitro. We conclude with a discussion of future directions for this exciting and important field of biomaterials research. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE Neurodegenerative diseases, including dementia, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases and motor neuron diseases, are a major societal challenge for aging populations. Understanding these conditions and developing therapies against them will require the development of new physical models of healthy and diseased neural tissue. Cellular models resembling neural tissue can be cultured in the laboratory with the help of 3D scaffolds - materials that allow the organization of neural cells into tissue-like structures. This review presents recent work on the development of different types of scaffolds for the 3D culture of neural lineage cells and the generation of functioning neural-like tissue. These in vitro culture systems are enabling the development of new approaches for modelling and tackling diseases of the brain and CNS.
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- Ashley R Murphy
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, 22 Alliance Lane, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- CSIRO Manufacturing, Bag 10, Clayton South MDC, VIC 3168, Australia; Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute, Science, Technology, Research and Innovation Precinct (STRIP), Monash University, Clayton Campus, Wellington Road, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- CSIRO Manufacturing, Bag 10, Clayton South MDC, VIC 3168, Australia; Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute, Science, Technology, Research and Innovation Precinct (STRIP), Monash University, Clayton Campus, Wellington Road, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, 22 Alliance Lane, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia.
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Lewis RW, Evans RA, Malic N, Saito K, Cameron NR. Cleavage of macromolecular RAFT chain transfer agents by sodium azide during characterization by aqueous GPC. Polym Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7py00682a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Accurate and reliable analysis of polymers by GPC is vital in the field of controlled radical polymerisation.
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- Reece W. Lewis
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Monash University
- Clayton
- Australia
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- CSIRO Manufacturing Flagship
- Clayton
- Australia
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- School of Chemistry
- Monash University
- Clayton
- Australia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Monash University
- Clayton
- Australia
- School of Engineering
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Murphy AR, Ghobrial I, Jamshidi P, Laslett A, O'Brien CM, Cameron NR. Tailored emulsion-templated porous polymer scaffolds for iPSC-derived human neural precursor cell culture. Polym Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7py01375b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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The work here describes the synthesis of tailor-made, porous, polymeric materials with elastic moduli in the range associated with mammalian brain tissue (0.1–24 kPa).
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- Ashley R. Murphy
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Monash University
- Clayton
- Australia
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- Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute
- Science
- Technology
- Research and Innovation Precinct (STRIP)
- Monash University
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- Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute
- Science
- Technology
- Research and Innovation Precinct (STRIP)
- Monash University
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- Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute
- Science
- Technology
- Research and Innovation Precinct (STRIP)
- Monash University
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- Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute
- Science
- Technology
- Research and Innovation Precinct (STRIP)
- Monash University
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Monash University
- Clayton
- Australia
- School of Engineering
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In the last decade, interest in the field of three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting has increased enormously. This review describes all the currently used bio-printing inks, including polymeric hydrogels, polymer bead microcarriers, cell aggregates and extracellular matrix proteins.
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- Ilze Donderwinkel
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Monash University
- Clayton
- Australia
- Department of Bio-organic Chemistry
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- Department of Bio-organic Chemistry
- Radboud University
- 6525 AJ Nijmegen
- The Netherlands
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Monash University
- Clayton
- Australia
- School of Engineering
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Dao VH, Cameron NR, Saito K. Synthesis of ultra-high molecular weight ABA triblock copolymers via aqueous RAFT-mediated gel polymerisation, end group modification and chain coupling. Polym Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7py01410d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Novel ultra-high molecular weight ABA triblock copolymers were synthesised using aqueous RAFT polymerisation, end-group modification and chain coupling.
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- Vu H. Dao
- School of Chemistry
- Monash University
- Clayton
- Australia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Monash University
- Clayton
- Australia
- School of Engineering
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- School of Chemistry
- Monash University
- Clayton
- Australia
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Kubilis A, Abdulkarim A, Eissa AM, Cameron NR. Giant Polymersome Protocells Dock with Virus Particle Mimics via Multivalent Glycan-Lectin Interactions. Sci Rep 2016; 6:32414. [PMID: 27576579 PMCID: PMC5006173 DOI: 10.1038/srep32414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2016] [Accepted: 08/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Despite the low complexity of their components, several simple physical systems, including microspheres, coacervate droplets and phospholipid membrane structures (liposomes), have been suggested as protocell models. These, however, lack key cellular characteristics, such as the ability to replicate or to dock with extracellular species. Here, we report a simple method for the de novo creation of synthetic cell mimics in the form of giant polymeric vesicles (polymersomes), which are capable of behavior approaching that of living cells. These polymersomes form by self-assembly, under electroformation conditions, of amphiphilic, glycosylated block copolymers in aqueous solution. The glycosylated exterior of the resulting polymeric giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) allows their selective interaction with carbohydrate-binding receptor-functionalized particles, in a manner reminiscent of the cell-surface docking of virus particles. We believe that this is the first example of a simple protocell model displaying cell-like behavior through a native receptor-ligand interaction.
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- Artur Kubilis
- Department of Chemistry, University of Durham, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Durham, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Durham, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Durham, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK
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- Ahmed M. Eissa
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Durham, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, United Kingdom
- School
of Engineering, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Victoria Australia
- Department
of Polymers, Chemical Industries Research Division, National Research Centre (NRC), El-Bohoos Street, Dokki, Cairo Egypt
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Durham, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, United Kingdom
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- School
of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Biophysical Sciences Institute,
Department of Chemistry, University of Durham, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Durham, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, United Kingdom
- School
of Engineering, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Victoria Australia
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- Paweł M. Antonik
- School
of Chemistry, National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland
- Teagasc Food Research
Centre, Ashtown, Dublin 15, Ireland
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- Department of Chemistry, Durham University, Science Laboratories, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom
- Department
of Polymers, Chemical Industries Research Division, National Research Centre (NRC), El-Bohoos Street, Dokki, Cairo 12311, Egypt
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory Grenoble Outstation, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, 38042 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- Department of Chemistry, Durham University, Science Laboratories, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom
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- School
of Chemistry, National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland
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- Reece W. Lewis
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering; Monash University; 22 Alliance Lane Clayton 3800 Australia
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- CSIRO Manufacturing flagship; Clayton 3168 Australia
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- School of Chemistry; Monash University; Clayton 3800 Australia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering; Monash University; 22 Alliance Lane Clayton 3800 Australia
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Recent developments on the synthesis and flocculation efficiency of several non-ionic, cationic, anionic and amphoteric polymers are presented and summarised.
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- Vu H. Dao
- School of Chemistry
- Monash University
- Clayton
- Australia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Monash University
- Clayton
- Australia
- School of Engineering
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- School of Chemistry
- Monash University
- Clayton
- Australia
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Joubert F, Yeo RP, Sharples GJ, Musa OM, Hodgson DRW, Cameron NR. Preparation of an Antibacterial Poly(ionic liquid) Graft Copolymer of Hydroxyethyl Cellulose. Biomacromolecules 2015; 16:3970-9. [PMID: 26544047 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.5b01300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Poly(ionic liquid)s (P(IL)s) of different degrees of polymerization (10, 50, and 100) were prepared via RAFT polymerization using an alkyne-terminated xanthate as transfer agent, with a monomer conversion of up to ∼80% and a ĐM of 1.5 for P(IL)100. Subsequently, P(IL) chains were coupled to (15)N-labeled azido-functionalized hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC), forming graft copolymers of HEC with different chain length and graft densities, which were characterized using ((13)C and (15)N) CP-MAS NMR and FT-IR spectroscopies. The antibacterial activities of HEC-g-P(IL)s were tested against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus and were comparable to ampicillin, a well-known antibiotic, demonstrating efficient activity of the graft copolymers against bacteria. Moreover, HEC-g-P(IL)s were slightly more effective against E. coli than S. aureus. A decrease in graft density of P(IL)10 on the HEC backbone decreased the activity of the graft copolymers against both bacteria. These findings suggest that HEC-g-P(IL) could find applications as an antiseptic compound, for example, in paint formulation.
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- Fanny Joubert
- Department of Chemistry, Durham University , Science Laboratories, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom.,Biophysical Sciences Institute, Durham University , Science Laboratories, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Durham University , Science Laboratories, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom.,Biophysical Sciences Institute, Durham University , Science Laboratories, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Durham University , Science Laboratories, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom.,Biophysical Sciences Institute, Durham University , Science Laboratories, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom
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- Ashland Speciality Ingredients , 1005 Route 202/206, Bridgewater, New Jersey 08807, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Durham University , Science Laboratories, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom.,Biophysical Sciences Institute, Durham University , Science Laboratories, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom.,Centre for Sustainable Chemical Processes, Durham University , Science Laboratories, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, Durham University , Science Laboratories, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom.,Biophysical Sciences Institute, Durham University , Science Laboratories, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom.,Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University , Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia.,School of Engineering, University of Warwick , Coventry, CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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Mitchell DE, Cameron NR, Gibson MI. Rational, yet simple, design and synthesis of an antifreeze-protein inspired polymer for cellular cryopreservation. Chem Commun (Camb) 2015; 51:12977-80. [PMID: 26176027 PMCID: PMC4672748 DOI: 10.1039/c5cc04647e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2015] [Accepted: 07/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Antifreeze (glyco) proteins AF(G)Ps are potent ice recrystallization inhibitors, which is a desirable property to enhance cryopreservation of donor tissue/cells. Here we present the rational synthesis of a new, biomimetic, ice-recrystallization inhibiting polymer derived from a cheap commodity polymer, based on an ampholyte structure. The polymer is used to enhance the cryopreservation of red blood cells, demonstrating a macromolecular solution to tissue storage.
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- Daniel E. Mitchell
- Department of Chemistry , University of Warwick , Coventry , CV4 7AL , UK .
- MOAC Doctoral Training Centre , University of Warwick , Coventry , CV4 7AL , UK
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , Monash University , Australia
- School of Engineering , University of Warwick , UK
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Warwick , Coventry , CV4 7AL , UK .
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