期刊
MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING C-MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
卷 41, 期 -, 页码 52-58出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2014.03.059
关键词
Poly(epsilon-caprolactone); Galactose; HepG2 cells; Hepatic tissue engineering; Modified surface
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [20804015, 21274039]
- Commission of Science and Technology of Shanghai [12JC1403000, 12JC1403100]
The lack of pendant functional groups on the PCL backbone has been a great challenge for surface bioactivation of poly(epsilon-caprolactone) (PCL). In the present study, covalently galactosylated PCL (GPCL) was developed through coupling between the amino-functionalized PCL (NPCL) and the lactobionic acid (LA) and its potential application in maintenance of physiological functions of HepG2 cells was further evaluated. The structure and properties of GPCL were explored by H-1 NMR, FT-IR, GPC and DSC Moreover, the incorporation of galactose ligands onto GPCL membranes not only promoted higher wettability, but also radically changed surface morphology in comparison with PCL and NPCL according to the contact angle measurement and atomic force microscopy. When HepG2 cells were seeded onto these membranes, the cells on GPCL membranes showed more pronounced cell adhesion and tended to form aggregates during the initial adhesion stage and then progressively grew into multi-layer structures compared to those without galactose ligands by the observation with fluorescence microscope and scanning electron microscopy. Furthermore, live dead assay and functional tests demonstrated that HepG2 cells on GPCL membranes had superior viability and maintained better liver-specific functions. Collectively, GPCL has great potential for hepatic tissue engineering scaffolds. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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