Journal
NANOMATERIALS
Volume 12, Issue 13, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nano12132166
Keywords
light-to-heat converting nanoparticles; nanofibers; fibrous scaffolds; near infrared irradiation; photothermal stimulation; neuronal differentiation; neurites growth guidance
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- Russian Science Foundation [19-74-10097]
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This study proposes two alternative approaches for obtaining biocompatible photothermal scaffolds and determines their effects. Photothermal stimulation on neuroblastoma cells enhances neurite outgrowth and promotes neuronal maturation, and can stimulate directional growth of differentiated neural cells. Surface decoration of fibers with nanoparticles has a significant impact on neurite elongation and branching, while the effect is more pronounced when nanoparticles are incorporated inside the fibers.
The topological cues of fibrous scaffolds (in particular extracellular matrix (ECM)-mimetic nanofibers) have already proven to be a powerful tool for influencing neuronal morphology and behavior. Remote photothermal optical treatment provides additional opportunities for neuronal activity regulation. A combination of these approaches can provide smart 3D scaffolds for efficient axon guidance and neurite growth. In this study we propose two alternative approaches for obtaining biocompatible photothermal scaffolds: surface coating of nylon nanofibers with light-to-heat converting nanoparticles and nanoparticle incorporation inside the fibers. We have determined photoconversion efficiency of fibrous nanomaterials under near infrared (NIR) irradiation, as well as biocompatible photothermal treatment parameters. We also measured photo-induced intracellular heating upon contact of cells with a plasmonic surface. In the absence of NIR stimulation, our fibrous scaffolds with a fiber diameter of 100 nm induced an increase in the proportion of beta 3-tubulin positive cells, while thermal stimulation of neuroblastoma cells on nanoparticles-decorated scaffolds enhanced neurite outgrowth and promoted neuronal maturation. We demonstrate that contact guidance decorated fibers can stimulate directional growth of processes of differentiated neural cells. We studied the impact of nanoparticles on the surface of ECM-mimetic scaffolds on neurite elongation and axonal branching of rat hippocampal neurons, both as topographic cues and as local heat sources. We show that decorating the surface of nanofibers with nanoparticles does not affect the orientation of neurites, but leads to strong branching, an increase in the number of neurites per cell, and neurite elongation, which is independent of NIR stimulation. The effect of photothermal stimulation is most pronounced when cultivating neurons on nanofibers with incorporated nanoparticles, as compared to nanoparticle-coated fibers. The resulting light-to-heat converting 3D materials can be used as tools for controlled photothermal neuromodulation and as smart materials for reconstructive neurosurgery.
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