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Li S, Graham ES, Unsworth CP. Geometric micro-shapes facilitate trackless connections between human astrocytes. J Neural Eng 2021; 18. [PMID: 33601342 DOI: 10.1088/1741-2552/abe7ce] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2020] [Accepted: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Objective.Cell patterning approaches commonly employed to direct the cytoplasmic outgrowth from cell bodies have been via chemical cues or biomaterial tracks. However, complex network designs using these approaches create problems where multiple tracks lead to manifold obstructions in design. A less common but alternative cell patterning modality is to geometrically design the nodes to project the cytoplasmic processes into a specific direction, thus, removing the need for tracks. Janget alperformed an in-depth study of how rodent neuron primaries could be directed accurately using geometric micro-shapes. In parallel and in contrast, to the work of Janget alwe investigate, for the first time, the effect that micro-shape geometry has on the cytoplasmic process outgrowth of human cells of astrocyte origin using the biomaterial parylene-C.Approach.We investigated eight different types of parylene-C micro-shape on SiO2substrates consisting of the: circle, square, pentagon, hexagon, equilateral triangle and three isosceles triangles with top vertex angles of 14.2°, 28.8°, and 97.6°, respectively. We quantified how each micro-shape influenced the: cell patterning, the directionality of the cytoplasmic process outgrowth and the functionality for human astrocyte.Main results.Human astrocytes became equally well patterned on all different micro-shapes. Human astrocytes could discriminate the underlying micro-shape geometry and preferentially extended processes from the vertices of equilateral triangles and isosceles triangles where the vertex angle equal to 28.8° in a repeatable manner whilst remaining functional.Significance.We demonstrate how human astrocytes are extremely effective at directing their cytoplasmic process outgrowth from the vertices of geometric micro-shapes, in particular the top vertex of triangular shapes. The significance of this work is that it demonstrates that geometric micro-shapes offer an alternative patterning modality to direct cytoplasmic process outgrowth for human astrocytes, which can serve to simplify complex network design, thus, removing the need for tracks.
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- Si Li
- Department of Engineering Science, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.,The MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology & Centre for Brain Research, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Engineering Science, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.,The MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Auckland, New Zealand
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Li S, Graham ES, Unsworth CP. The Effect of Basic Microshapes on hNT Astrocytes Cytoplasmic Process Outgrowth. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2020; 2020:2253-2256. [PMID: 33018456 DOI: 10.1109/embc44109.2020.9175331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Astrocytes are a non-homogeneous cell type, highly mobile which constantly extend and retract their cytoplasmic processes in what would seem random in direction. In this paper, we investigate how simple geometric microshapes can be used to control the outgrowth of human astrocytes cytoplasmic processes. We investigate the effect of how five regular microshapes: the circle, triangle, square, pentagon and hexagon control astrocyte cytoplasmic process outgrowth. For all the different microshape types, we observe that it is the corners of the shapes that that cause the astrocyte to produce spontaneous outgrowth except for the circle where the outgrowth occurs at a random radial position. This work suggests that the geometry of cell adhesive regions effects the outgrowth of hNT astrocytes.
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Li S, Simpson MC, Graham ES, Unsworth CP. Large 10 × 10 single cell grid networks of human hNT astrocytes on raised parylene-C/SiO2 substrates. J Neural Eng 2019; 16:066001. [DOI: 10.1088/1741-2552/ab39cc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Raos BJ, Simpson MC, Doyle CS, Graham ES, Unsworth CP. Evaluation of parylene derivatives for use as biomaterials for human astrocyte cell patterning. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0218850. [PMID: 31237927 PMCID: PMC6592558 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0218850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2018] [Accepted: 05/31/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Cell patterning is becoming increasingly popular in neuroscience because it allows for the control in the location and connectivity of cells. A recently developed cell patterning technology uses patterns of an organic polymer, parylene-C, on a background of SiO2. When cells are cultured on the parylene-C/SiO2 substrate they conform to the underlying parylene-C geometry. Parylene-C is, however, just one member of a family of parylene polymers that have varying chemical and physical properties. In this work, we investigate whether two commercially available mainstream parylene derivatives, parylene-D, parylene-N and a more recent parylene derivative, parylene-HT to determine if they enable higher fidelity hNT astrocyte cell patterning compared to parylene-C. We demonstrate that all parylene derivatives are compatible with the existing laser fabrication method. We then demonstrate that parylene-HT, parylene-D and parylene-N are suitable for use as an hNT astrocyte cell attractive substrate and result in an equal quality of patterning compared to parylene-C. This work supports the use of alternative parylene derivatives for applications where their different physical and chemical properties are more suitable.
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- Brad J. Raos
- Department of Engineering Science, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Departments of Chemistry & Physics, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- The MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Wellington, New Zealand
- The Dodd Walls Centre for Photonic and Quantum Technologies, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology, and Centre for Brain Research, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Engineering Science, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- The MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Wellington, New Zealand
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Selective PEGylation of Parylene-C/SiO 2 Substrates for Improved Astrocyte Cell Patterning. Sci Rep 2018; 8:2754. [PMID: 29426929 PMCID: PMC5807449 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-21135-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2017] [Accepted: 01/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Controlling the spatial distribution of glia and neurons in in vitro culture offers the opportunity to study how cellular interactions contribute to large scale network behaviour. A recently developed approach to cell-patterning uses differential adsorption of animal-serum protein on parylene-C and SiO2 surfaces to enable patterning of neurons and glia. Serum, however, is typically poorly defined and generates reproducibility challenges. Alternative activation methods are highly desirable to enable patterning without relying on animal serum. We take advantage of the innate contrasting surface chemistries of parylene-C and SiO2 to enable selective bonding of polyethylene glycol SiO2 surfaces, i.e. PEGylation, rendering them almost completely repulsive to cell adhesion. As the reagents used in the PEGylation protocol are chemically defined, the reproducibility and batch-to-batch variability complications associated with the used of animal serum are avoided. We report that PEGylated parylene-C/SiO2 substrates achieve a contrast in astrocyte density of 65:1 whereas the standard serum-immersion protocol results in a contrast of 5.6:1. Furthermore, single-cell isolation was significantly improved on PEGylated substrates when astrocytes were grown on close-proximity parylene-C nodes, whereas isolation was limited on serum-activated substrates due tolerance for cell adhesion on serum-adsorbed SiO2 surfaces.
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Raos BJ, Simpson MC, Doyle CS, Murray AF, Graham ES, Unsworth CP. Patterning of functional human astrocytes onto parylene-C/SiO 2 substrates for the study of Ca 2+ dynamics in astrocytic networks. J Neural Eng 2018; 15:036015. [PMID: 29424361 DOI: 10.1088/1741-2552/aaae1d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Recent literature suggests that astrocytes form organized functional networks and communicate through transient changes in cytosolic Ca2+. Traditional techniques to investigate network activity, such as pharmacological blocking or genetic knockout, are difficult to restrict to individual cells. The objective of this work is to develop cell-patterning techniques to physically manipulate astrocytic interactions to enable the study of Ca2+ in astrocytic networks. APPROACH We investigate how an in vitro cell-patterning platform that utilizes geometric patterns of parylene-C on SiO2 can be used to physically isolate single astrocytes and small astrocytic networks. MAIN RESULTS We report that single astrocytes are effectively isolated on 75 × 75 µm square parylene nodes, whereas multi-cellular astrocytic networks are isolated on larger nodes, with the mean number of astrocytes per cluster increasing as a function of node size. Additionally, we report that astrocytes in small multi-cellular clusters exhibit spatio-temporal clustering of Ca2+ transients. Finally, we report that the frequency and regularity of Ca2+ transients was positively correlated with astrocyte connectivity. SIGNIFICANCE The significance of this work is to demonstrate how patterning hNT astrocytes replicates spatio-temporal clustering of Ca2+ signalling that is observed in vivo but not in dissociated in vitro cultures. We therefore highlight the importance of the structure of astrocytic networks in determining ensemble Ca2+ behaviour.
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- B J Raos
- Department of Engineering Science, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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Human astrocytic grid networks patterned in parylene-C inlayed SiO2 trenches. Biomaterials 2016; 105:117-126. [PMID: 27521614 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2016.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2016] [Revised: 07/09/2016] [Accepted: 08/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Recent literature suggests that glia, and in particular astrocytes, should be studied as organised networks which communicate through gap junctions. Astrocytes, however, adhere to most surfaces and are highly mobile cells. In order to study, such organised networks effectively in vitro it is necessary to influence them to pattern to certain substrates whilst being repelled from others and to immobilise the astrocytes sufficiently such that they do not continue to migrate further whilst under study. In this article, we demonstrate for the first time how it is possible to facilitate the study of organised patterned human astrocytic networks using hNT astrocytes in a SiO2 trench grid network that is inlayed with the biocompatible material, parylene-C. We demonstrate how the immobilisation of astrocytes lies in the depth of the SiO2 trench, determining an optimum trench depth and that the optimum patterning of astrocytes is a consequence of the parylene-C inlay and the grid node spacing. We demonstrate high fidelity of the astrocytic networks and demonstrate that functionality of the hNT astrocytes through ATP evoked calcium signalling is also dependent on the grid node spacing. Finally, we demonstrate that the location of the nuclei on the grid nodes is also a function of the grid node spacing. The significance of this work, is to describe a suitable platform to facilitate the study of hNT astrocytes from the single cell level to the network level to improve knowledge and understanding of how communication links to spatial organisation at these higher order scales and trigger in vitro research further in this area with clinical applications in the area of epilepsy, stroke and focal cerebral ischemia.
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Raos BJ, Graham ES, Murray AF, Simpson MC, Unsworth CP. Investigating parylene-HT as a substrate for human cell patterning. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2016; 2016:141-144. [PMID: 28268299 DOI: 10.1109/embc.2016.7590660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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We demonstrate, for the first time, how parylene-HT on SiO2 substrates can be used as a human cell patterning platform. We demonstrate this platform with hNT astrocytes, derived from the human NTera2.D1 cell line. We show how hNT astrocytes are attracted to Parylene-HT and repelled by the SiO2 and are shown to adopt a similar morphology as that attained on standard tissue culture polystyrene. Furthermore, parylene-HT was capable of patterning the astrocytes achieving a ratio of 8:1 for cells on parylene compared to SiO2. Thus, as parylene-HT has similar physical properties to parylene-C with the addition of UV and thermal resistance, parylene-HT represents a desirable alternative substrate for human cell patterning.
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Hughes MA, Shipston MJ, Murray AF. Towards a 'siliconeural computer': technological successes and challenges. PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS. SERIES A, MATHEMATICAL, PHYSICAL, AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES 2015; 373:rsta.2014.0217. [PMID: 26078350 DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2014.0217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/17/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Electronic signals govern the function of both nervous systems and computers, albeit in different ways. As such, hybridizing both systems to create an iono-electric brain-computer interface is a realistic goal; and one that promises exciting advances in both heterotic computing and neuroprosthetics capable of circumventing devastating neuropathology. 'Neural networks' were, in the 1980s, viewed naively as a potential panacea for all computational problems that did not fit well with conventional computing. The field bifurcated during the 1990s into a highly successful and much more realistic machine learning community and an equally pragmatic, biologically oriented 'neuromorphic computing' community. Algorithms found in nature that use the non-synchronous, spiking nature of neuronal signals have been found to be (i) implementable efficiently in silicon and (ii) computationally useful. As a result, interest has grown in techniques that could create mixed 'siliconeural' computers. Here, we discuss potential approaches and focus on one particular platform using parylene-patterned silicon dioxide.
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- Mark A Hughes
- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Department of Neurosurgery, Western General Hospital, Crewe Road South, Edinburgh EH4 2XU, UK
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- Centre for Integrative Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Hugh Robson Building, George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9XDUK
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- School of Engineering, Institute for Integrated Micro and Nano Systems, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JL, UK
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Delivopoulos E, Ouberai MM, Coffey PD, Swann MJ, Shakesheff KM, Welland ME. Serum protein layers on parylene-C and silicon oxide: effect on cell adhesion. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2014; 126:169-77. [PMID: 25555155 PMCID: PMC4342411 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2014.12.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2014] [Revised: 12/09/2014] [Accepted: 12/09/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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We studied how cell adhesion is affected by serum protein adsorbed on parylene-C. Serum proteins form distinct layers when adsorbed onto parylene-C or silicon oxide. Biosensing technique elucidates contrasting protein layer densities and thicknesses. Fibronectin supports cell adhesion on both surfaces. Albumin outcompetes fibronectin on parylene-C and vice versa on silicon oxide.
Among the range of materials used in bioengineering, parylene-C has been used in combination with silicon oxide and in presence of the serum proteins, in cell patterning. However, the structural properties of adsorbed serum proteins on these substrates still remain elusive. In this study, we use an optical biosensing technique to decipher the properties of fibronectin (Fn) and serum albumin adsorbed on parylene-C and silicon oxide substrates. Our results show the formation of layers with distinct structural and adhesive properties. Thin, dense layers are formed on parylene-C, whereas thicker, more diffuse layers are formed on silicon oxide. These results suggest that Fn acquires a compact structure on parylene-C and a more extended structure on silicon oxide. Nonetheless, parylene-C and silicon oxide substrates coated with Fn host cell populations that exhibit focal adhesion complexes and good cell attachment. Albumin adopts a deformed structure on parylene-C and a globular structure on silicon oxide, and does not support significant cell attachment on either surface. Interestingly, the co-incubation of Fn and albumin at the ratio found in serum, results in the preferential adsorption of albumin on parylene-C and Fn on silicon oxide. This finding is supported by the exclusive formation of focal adhesion complexes in differentiated mouse embryonic stem cells (CGR8), cultured on Fn/albumin coated silicon oxide, but not on parylene-C. The detailed information provided in this study on the distinct properties of layers of serum proteins on substrates such as parylene-C and silicon oxide is highly significant in developing methods for cell patterning.
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- Evangelos Delivopoulos
- Nanoscience Centre, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0FF, UK; School of Systems Engineering, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AY, UK
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- Nanoscience Centre, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0FF, UK.
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- Farfield, Biolin Scientific, 62 Wellington Road South, Stockport SK1 3SU, Cheshire, UK
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
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- Nanoscience Centre, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0FF, UK
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Hughes MA, Brennan PM, Bunting AS, Shipston MJ, Murray AF. Cell patterning on photolithographically defined parylene-C: SiO2 substrates. J Vis Exp 2014. [PMID: 24637580 PMCID: PMC4143168 DOI: 10.3791/50929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Cell patterning platforms support broad research goals, such as construction of predefined in vitro neuronal networks and the exploration of certain central aspects of cellular physiology. To easily combine cell patterning with Multi-Electrode Arrays (MEAs) and silicon-based ‘lab on a chip’ technologies, a microfabrication-compatible protocol is required. We describe a method that utilizes deposition of the polymer parylene-C on SiO2 wafers. Photolithography enables accurate and reliable patterning of parylene-C at micron-level resolution. Subsequent activation by immersion in fetal bovine serum (or another specific activation solution) results in a substrate in which cultured cells adhere to, or are repulsed by, parylene or SiO2 regions respectively. This technique has allowed patterning of a broad range of cell types (including primary murine hippocampal cells, HEK 293 cell line, human neuron-like teratocarcinoma cell line, primary murine cerebellar granule cells, and primary human glioma-derived stem-like cells). Interestingly, however, the platform is not universal; reflecting the importance of cell-specific adhesion molecules. This cell patterning process is cost effective, reliable, and importantly can be incorporated into standard microfabrication (chip manufacturing) protocols, paving the way for integration of microelectronic technology.
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- Mark A Hughes
- Centre for Integrative Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Edinburgh;
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- Edinburgh Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Western General Hospital
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- School of Engineering, Institute for Integrated Micro and Nano Systems, The University of Edinburgh
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- Centre for Integrative Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Edinburgh
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- School of Engineering, Institute for Integrated Micro and Nano Systems, The University of Edinburgh
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Directing GPCR-transfected cells and neuronal projections with nano-scale resolution. Biomaterials 2013; 34:10065-74. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2013.09.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2013] [Accepted: 09/20/2013] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Hughes MA, Brennan PM, Bunting AS, Cameron K, Murray AF, Shipston MJ. Patterning human neuronal networks on photolithographically engineered silicon dioxide substrates functionalized with glial analogues. J Biomed Mater Res A 2013; 102:1350-60. [PMID: 23733444 PMCID: PMC4243028 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.34813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2013] [Accepted: 05/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Interfacing neurons with silicon semiconductors is a challenge being tackled through various bioengineering approaches. Such constructs inform our understanding of neuronal coding and learning and ultimately guide us toward creating intelligent neuroprostheses. A fundamental prerequisite is to dictate the spatial organization of neuronal cells. We sought to pattern neurons using photolithographically defined arrays of polymer parylene-C, activated with fetal calf serum. We used a purified human neuronal cell line [Lund human mesencephalic (LUHMES)] to establish whether neurons remain viable when isolated on-chip or whether they require a supporting cell substrate. When cultured in isolation, LUHMES neurons failed to pattern and did not show any morphological signs of differentiation. We therefore sought a cell type with which to prepattern parylene regions, hypothesizing that this cellular template would enable secondary neuronal adhesion and network formation. From a range of cell lines tested, human embryonal kidney (HEK) 293 cells patterned with highest accuracy. LUHMES neurons adhered to pre-established HEK 293 cell clusters and this coculture environment promoted morphological differentiation of neurons. Neurites extended between islands of adherent cell somata, creating an orthogonally arranged neuronal network. HEK 293 cells appear to fulfill a role analogous to glia, dictating cell adhesion, and generating an environment conducive to neuronal survival. We next replaced HEK 293 cells with slower growing glioma-derived precursors. These primary human cells patterned accurately on parylene and provided a similarly effective scaffold for neuronal adhesion. These findings advance the use of this microfabrication-compatible platform for neuronal patterning. © 2013 The Authors. Journal ofBiomedicalMaterials Research Part APublished byWiley Periodicals, Inc.Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part A: 102A: 1350–1360, 2014.
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- Mark A Hughes
- Centre for Integrative Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH8 9XD, United Kingdom
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