Journal
BIOMATERIALS
Volume 32, Issue 28, Pages 6710-6718Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2011.05.060
Keywords
Cell patterning; Tropoelastin; PTFE; Plasma treatment; ECM protein
Funding
- Australian Research Council
- Cochlear Ltd
- SpineCell Pty Ltd
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The ability to generate cell patterns on polymer surfaces is critical for the detailed study of cellular biology, the fabrication of cell-based biosensors, cell separation techniques and for tissue engineering. In this study contact tape masking and steel shadow masks were used to exclude plasma immersion ion implantation (Pill) treatment from defined areas of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) surfaces. This process enabled patterned covalent binding of the cell adhesive protein, tropoelastin, without employing chemical linking molecules. Tropoelastin coating rendered the untreated regions cell adhesive and the PIII-treated area non-adhesive, allowing very fine patterning of cell adhesion to PTFE surfaces. A blocking step, such as with BSA or PEG, was not required to prevent cell binding to the underlying Pill-treated regions as tropoelastin coating alone performed this blocking function. Although tropoelastin coated the entire PTFE surface, the cell binding C-terminus of tropoelastin was markedly less solvent exposed on the Pill-treated, hydrophilic regions. The differential exposure of the C-terminus correlated with the patterned distribution of tropoelastin-mediated cell adhesion. This new methodology specifically enables directed cell behavior on a polymer surface using a simple one-step treatment process, by modulating the adhesive activity of a single extracellular matrix protein. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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