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| Content Provider | World Health Organization (WHO)-Global Index Medicus |
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| Author | Composto, Russell J. Eckmann, David M. Sobolewski, Peter Tomczyk, Nancy Lee, Hyun-Su Kandel, Judith |
| Description | Country affiliation: United States Author Affiliation: Kandel J ( Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.); Lee HS ( Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA); Sobolewski P ( Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania, 331 John Morgan Building, 3620 Hamilton Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.); Tomczyk N ( Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania, 331 John Morgan Building, 3620 Hamilton Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.); Composto RJ ( Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA); Eckmann DM ( Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA) |
| Abstract | Traditionally, fibronectin has been used as a physisorbed surface coating (physFN) in cell culture experiments due to its critical role in cell adhesion. However, because the resulting layer is thick, unstable, and of unpredictable uniformity, this method of fibronectin deposition is unsuitable for some types of research, including quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) experiments involving cells. Here, we present a new method for chemical immobilization of fibronectin onto silicon oxide surfaces, including QCM crystals pre-coated with silicon oxide. We characterize these chemically coated fibronectin surfaces (chemFN) as well as physFN ones using spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), atomic force microscopy (AFM), and contact angle measurements. A cell culture model demonstrates that cells on chemFN and physFN surfaces exhibit similar viability, structure, adhesion and metabolism. Finally, we perform QCM experiments using cells on both surfaces which demonstrate the superior suitability of chemFN coatings for QCM research, and provide real-time QCM-D data from cells subjected to an actin depolymerizing agent. Overall, our method of chemical immobilization of fibronectin yields great potential for furthering cellular experiments in which thin, stable and uniform coatings are desirable. As QCM research with cells has been rather limited in success thus far, we anticipate that this new technique will particularly benefit this experimental system by availing it to the much broader field of cell mechanics. |
| ISSN | 09565663 |
| e-ISSN | 18734235 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.bios.2014.02.053 |
| Journal | Biosensors and Bioelectronics |
| Volume Number | 58 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Publisher Date | 2014-08-15 |
| Publisher Place | Great Britain (UK) |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Fibroblasts Chemistry Physiology Fibronectins Micro-electrical-mechanical Systems Instrumentation Silicon Dioxide Adsorption Cell Adhesion Cell Proliferation Equipment Design Equipment Failure Analysis Cytology Materials Testing Protein Binding Surface Properties Research Support, N.i.h., Extramural Research Support, U.s. Gov't, Non-p.h.s. Discipline Biotechnology |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Medicine Biophysics Biomedical Engineering Biotechnology Electrochemistry |
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