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Legerstee K, Sueters J, Abraham TE, Slotman JA, Kremers GJ, Hoogenboom JP, Houtsmuller AB. Correlative light and electron microscopy reveals fork-shaped structures at actin entry sites of focal adhesions. Biol Open 2022; 11:283176. [PMID: 36409550 PMCID: PMC9836080 DOI: 10.1242/bio.059417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Focal adhesions (FAs) are the main cellular structures to link the intracellular cytoskeleton to the extracellular matrix. FAs mediate cell adhesion, are important for cell migration and are involved in many (patho)-physiological processes. Here we examined FAs and their associated actin fibres using correlative fluorescence and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). We used fluorescence images of cells expressing paxillin-GFP to define the boundaries of FA complexes in SEM images, without using SEM contrast enhancing stains. We observed that SEM contrast was increased around the actin fibre entry site in 98% of FAs, indicating increases in protein density and possibly also phosphorylation levels in this area. In nearly three quarters of the FAs, these nanostructures had a fork shape, with the actin forming the stem and the high-contrast FA areas the fork. In conclusion, the combination of fluorescent and electron microscopy allowed accurate localisation of a highly abundant, novel fork structure at the FA-actin interface.
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- Karin Legerstee
- Erasmus Medical Centre Rotterdam, Department of Pathology, Optical Imaging Centre, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Delft University of Technology, Department of Imaging Physics, 2628 CD, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Erasmus Medical Centre Rotterdam, Department of Pathology, Optical Imaging Centre, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Erasmus Medical Centre Rotterdam, Department of Pathology, Optical Imaging Centre, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Erasmus Medical Centre Rotterdam, Department of Pathology, Optical Imaging Centre, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Delft University of Technology, Department of Imaging Physics, 2628 CD, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Erasmus Medical Centre Rotterdam, Department of Pathology, Optical Imaging Centre, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands,Author for correspondence ()
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Sabater PQ, Santana OD, Moreno DV. Determining Intersecting Ball-Point Ink Strokes with Different Aging. JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 2021. [DOI: 10.1134/s1061934821050166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Dong J, Chen JF, Smalley M, Zhao M, Ke Z, Zhu Y, Tseng HR. Nanostructured Substrates for Detection and Characterization of Circulating Rare Cells: From Materials Research to Clinical Applications. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2020; 32:e1903663. [PMID: 31566837 PMCID: PMC6946854 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201903663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2019] [Revised: 08/02/2019] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Circulating rare cells in the blood are of great significance for both materials research and clinical applications. For example, circulating tumor cells (CTCs) have been demonstrated as useful biomarkers for "liquid biopsy" of the tumor. Circulating fetal nucleated cells (CFNCs) have shown potential in noninvasive prenatal diagnostics. However, it is technically challenging to detect and isolate circulating rare cells due to their extremely low abundance compared to hematologic cells. Nanostructured substrates offer a unique solution to address these challenges by providing local topographic interactions to strengthen cell adhesion and large surface areas for grafting capture agents, resulting in improved cell capture efficiency, purity, sensitivity, and reproducibility. In addition, rare-cell retrieval strategies, including stimulus-responsiveness and additive reagent-triggered release on different nanostructured substrates, allow for on-demand retrieval of the captured CTCs/CFNCs with high cell viability and molecular integrity. Several nanostructured substrate-enabled CTC/CFNC assays are observed maturing from enumeration and subclassification to molecular analyses. These can one day become powerful tools in disease diagnosis, prognostic prediction, and dynamic monitoring of therapeutic response-paving the way for personalized medical care.
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- Jiantong Dong
- California NanoSystems Institute, Crump Institute for Molecular Imaging, Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, MOE Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- California NanoSystems Institute, Crump Institute for Molecular Imaging, Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, MOE Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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- Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, P. R. China
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- California NanoSystems Institute, Crump Institute for Molecular Imaging, Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- California NanoSystems Institute, Crump Institute for Molecular Imaging, Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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Ko E, Yu SJ, Pagan‐Diaz GJ, Mahmassani Z, Boppart MD, Im SG, Bashir R, Kong H. Matrix Topography Regulates Synaptic Transmission at the Neuromuscular Junction. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2019; 6:1801521. [PMID: 30937256 PMCID: PMC6425454 DOI: 10.1002/advs.201801521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2018] [Revised: 10/26/2018] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Recreation of a muscle that can be controlled by the nervous system would provide a major breakthrough for treatments of injury and diseases. However, the underlying basis of how neuron-muscle interfaces are formed is still not understood sufficiently. Here, it is hypothesized that substrate topography regulates neural innervation and synaptic transmission by mediating the cross-talk between neurons and muscles. This hypothesis is examined by differentiating neural stem cells on the myotubes, formed on the substrate with controlled groove width. The substrate with the groove width of 1600 nm, a similar size to the myofibril diameter, serves to produce larger and aligned myotubes than the flat substrate. The myotubes formed on the grooved substrate display increases in the acetylcholine receptor expression. Reciprocally, motor neuron progenitor cells differentiated from neural stem cells innervate the larger and aligned myotubes more actively than randomly oriented myotubes. As a consequence, mature and aligned myotubes respond to glutamate (i.e., an excitatory neurotransmitter) and curare (i.e., a neuromuscular antagonist) more rapidly and homogeneously than randomly oriented myotubes. The results of this study will be broadly useful for improving the quality of engineered muscle used in a series of applications including drug screening, regeneration therapies, and biological machinery assembly.
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- Eunkyung Ko
- Department of BioengineeringUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–ChampaignUrbanaIL61801USA
- Department of BioengineeringMicro and Nanotechnology LaboratoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–ChampaignUrbanaIL61801USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and KI for the Nano CenturyKorea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)Daejeon305‐701Republic of Korea
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- Department of BioengineeringMicro and Nanotechnology LaboratoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–ChampaignUrbanaIL61801USA
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- Department of Kinesiology and Community HealthBeckman Institute for Advanced Science and TechnologyUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–ChampaignUrbanaIL61801USA
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- Department of Kinesiology and Community HealthBeckman Institute for Advanced Science and TechnologyUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–ChampaignUrbanaIL61801USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and KI for the Nano CenturyKorea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)Daejeon305‐701Republic of Korea
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- Department of BioengineeringMicro and Nanotechnology LaboratoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–ChampaignUrbanaIL61801USA
- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology and Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and TechnologyUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–ChampaignUrbanaIL61801USA
- Carle Illinois College of MedicineUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–ChampaignUrbanaIL61801USA
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- Department of BioengineeringUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–ChampaignUrbanaIL61801USA
- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology and Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and TechnologyUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–ChampaignUrbanaIL61801USA
- Carle Illinois College of MedicineUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–ChampaignUrbanaIL61801USA
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–ChampaignUrbanaIL61801USA
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Inducement of a spontaneously wrinkled polydimethylsiloxane surface and its potential as a cell culture substrate. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2018; 170:266-272. [PMID: 29935420 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2018.06.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2018] [Revised: 05/22/2018] [Accepted: 06/15/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Spontaneous wrinkling of a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) surface was induced by repeated thermal shrinkage of liquid PDMS coated onto a cured PDMS layer. We investigated and evaluated the potential of the resulting surface as a cell culture substrate by monitoring the viability, spreading area, and proliferation rate of MG-63 cells cultured on native, wrinkled, and poly-L-lysine (PLL)-coated PDMS surfaces. Cells seeded on the wrinkled and PLL-coated PDMS surfaces spread and adhered better than those on native surfaces. The numbers of attached cells growing on wrinkled and PLL-coated PDMS surfaces were higher than those of cells on a native PDMS surface. The spreading area of cells on the wrinkled surface was similar to that of cells on the PLL-coated surface, and was much larger than that on native PDMS. The proliferation rate of cells on the wrinkled surface was more than double that of cells on native PDMS. Reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analysis of integrin mRNA expression showed that cells on the wrinkled surface were more tightly attached due to higher expression of the protein than exhibited in cells on native PDMS. Thus, the novel findings of this study are that the induction of a wrinkled PDMS surface through a simple curing process produces a suitable cell culture substrate without need of surface modification, and that its effectiveness is comparable to that of a PLL-coated PDMS surface.
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Terutsuki D, Mitsuno H, Sakurai T, Okamoto Y, Tixier-Mita A, Toshiyoshi H, Mita Y, Kanzaki R. Increasing cell-device adherence using cultured insect cells for receptor-based biosensors. ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE 2018; 5:172366. [PMID: 29657822 PMCID: PMC5882746 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.172366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2018] [Accepted: 02/19/2018] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Field-effect transistor (FET)-based biosensors have a wide range of applications, and a bio-FET odorant sensor, based on insect (Sf21) cells expressing insect odorant receptors (ORs) with sensitivity and selectivity, has emerged. To fully realize the practical application of bio-FET odorant sensors, knowledge of the cell-device interface for efficient signal transfer, and a reliable and low-cost measurement system using the commercial complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) foundry process, will be indispensable. However, the interfaces between Sf21 cells and sensor devices are largely unknown, and electrode materials used in the commercial CMOS foundry process are generally limited to aluminium, which is reportedly toxic to cells. In this study, we investigated Sf21 cell-device interfaces by developing cross-sectional specimens. Calcium imaging of Sf21 cells expressing insect ORs was used to verify the functions of Sf21 cells as odorant sensor elements on the electrode materials. We found that the cell-device interface was approximately 10 nm wide on average, suggesting that the adhesion mechanism of Sf21 cells may differ from that of other cells. These results will help to construct accurate signal detection from expressed insect ORs using FETs.
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- Daigo Terutsuki
- Department of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST), The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST), The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST), The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST), The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST), The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Diez-Escudero A, Espanol M, Montufar EB, Di Pompo G, Ciapetti G, Baldini N, Ginebra MP. Focus Ion Beam/Scanning Electron Microscopy Characterization of Osteoclastic Resorption of Calcium Phosphate Substrates. Tissue Eng Part C Methods 2017; 23:118-124. [DOI: 10.1089/ten.tec.2016.0361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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- Anna Diez-Escudero
- Biomaterials, Biomechanics and Tissue Engineering Group, Department of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering, Technical University of Catalonia (UPC), Barcelona, Spain
- Center for Research in NanoEngineering (CRnE), UPC, Barcelona, Spain
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- Biomaterials, Biomechanics and Tissue Engineering Group, Department of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering, Technical University of Catalonia (UPC), Barcelona, Spain
- Center for Research in NanoEngineering (CRnE), UPC, Barcelona, Spain
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- Biomaterials, Biomechanics and Tissue Engineering Group, Department of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering, Technical University of Catalonia (UPC), Barcelona, Spain
- Center for Research in NanoEngineering (CRnE), UPC, Barcelona, Spain
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- Orthopaedic Pathophysiology and Regenerative Medicine Unit, IstitutoOrtopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy
- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Orthopaedic Pathophysiology and Regenerative Medicine Unit, IstitutoOrtopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy
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- Orthopaedic Pathophysiology and Regenerative Medicine Unit, IstitutoOrtopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy
- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Biomaterials, Biomechanics and Tissue Engineering Group, Department of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering, Technical University of Catalonia (UPC), Barcelona, Spain
- Center for Research in NanoEngineering (CRnE), UPC, Barcelona, Spain
- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain
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Kim J, Kim M, An J, Kim Y. Determination of the sequence of intersecting lines using Focused Ion Beam/Scanning Electron Microscope. J Forensic Sci 2016; 61:803-8. [DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.13076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2015] [Revised: 06/01/2015] [Accepted: 06/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Jiye Kim
- Environmental Technology Research Center; Korea Institute of Science and Technology; 131 Cheongryang Seoul Korea
- Department of Chemistry; Korea University; 145, Anam-ro Seongbuk-gu Seoul Korea
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- Forensic Science Division in Supreme Prosecution Service; Document Examination Section of National Digital Forensic Center; 157 Banpo-daero Seocho-gu Seoul Korea
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- Kyunghee Univirsity; Hoegi-dong Dongdaemun-gu Seoul Korea
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- Environmental Technology Research Center; Korea Institute of Science and Technology; 131 Cheongryang Seoul Korea
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Yu Q, Ista LK, Gu R, Zauscher S, López GP. Nanopatterned polymer brushes: conformation, fabrication and applications. NANOSCALE 2016; 8:680-700. [PMID: 26648412 DOI: 10.1039/c5nr07107k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Surfaces with end-grafted, nanopatterned polymer brushes that exhibit well-defined feature dimensions and controlled chemical and physical properties provide versatile platforms not only for investigation of nanoscale phenomena at biointerfaces, but also for the development of advanced devices relevant to biotechnology and electronics applications. In this review, we first give a brief introduction of scaling behavior of nanopatterned polymer brushes and then summarize recent progress in fabrication and application of nanopatterned polymer brushes. Specifically, we highlight applications of nanopatterned stimuli-responsive polymer brushes in the areas of biomedicine and biotechnology.
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- Qian Yu
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China.
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- Center for Biomedical Engineering and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA and NSF Research Triangle Materials Research Science & Engineering Center, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA and NSF Research Triangle Materials Research Science & Engineering Center, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
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- Center for Biomedical Engineering and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA and Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
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Rykaczewski K, Mieritz DG, Liu M, Ma Y, Iezzi EB, Sun X, Wang LP, Solanki KN, Seo DK, Wang RY. Far-reaching geometrical artefacts due to thermal decomposition of polymeric coatings around focused ion beam milled pigment particles. J Microsc 2015; 262:316-25. [PMID: 26695001 DOI: 10.1111/jmi.12367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2015] [Accepted: 11/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Focused ion beam and scanning electron microscope (FIB-SEM) instruments are extensively used to characterize nanoscale composition of composite materials, however, their application to analysis of organic corrosion barrier coatings has been limited. The primary concern that arises with use of FIB to mill organic materials is the possibility of severe thermal damage that occurs in close proximity to the ion beam impact. Recent research has shown that such localized artefacts can be mitigated for a number of polymers through cryogenic cooling of the sample as well as low current milling and intelligent ion beam control. Here we report unexpected nonlocalized artefacts that occur during FIB milling of composite organic coatings with pigment particles. Specifically, we show that FIB milling of pigmented polysiloxane coating can lead to formation of multiple microscopic voids within the substrate as far as 5 μm away from the ion beam impact. We use further experimentation and modelling to show that void formation occurs via ion beam heating of the pigment particles that leads to decomposition and vaporization of the surrounding polysiloxane. We also identify FIB milling conditions that mitigate this issue.
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- K Rykaczewski
- School for Engineering of Transport, Matter and Energy, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, U.S.A
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, U.S.A
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- School for Engineering of Transport, Matter and Energy, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, U.S.A
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- School for Engineering of Transport, Matter and Energy, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, U.S.A
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- Naval Research Laboratory, Chemistry Division, Washington, DC, U.S.A
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- School for Engineering of Transport, Matter and Energy, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, U.S.A
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- School for Engineering of Transport, Matter and Energy, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, U.S.A
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- School for Engineering of Transport, Matter and Energy, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, U.S.A
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, U.S.A
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- School for Engineering of Transport, Matter and Energy, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, U.S.A
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Stachewicz U, Qiao T, Rawlinson SCF, Almeida FV, Li WQ, Cattell M, Barber AH. 3D imaging of cell interactions with electrospun PLGA nanofiber membranes for bone regeneration. Acta Biomater 2015; 27:88-100. [PMID: 26348143 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2015.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2015] [Revised: 08/02/2015] [Accepted: 09/04/2015] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The interaction between resident cells and electrospun nanofibers is critical in determining resultant osteoblast proliferation and activity in orthopedic tissue scaffolds. The use of techniques to evaluate cell-nanofiber interactions is critical in understanding scaffold function, with visualization promising unparalleled access to spatial information on such interactions. 3D tomography exploiting focused ion beam (FIB)-scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to examine electrospun nanofiber scaffolds to understand the features responsible for (osteoblast-like MC3T3-E1 and UMR106) cell behavior and resultant scaffold function. 3D imaging of cell-nanofiber interactions within a range of electrospun poly(d,l-lactide-co-glycolide acid) (PLGA) nanofiber scaffold architectures indicated a coherent interface between osteoblasts and nanofiber surfaces, promoting osteoblast filopodia formation for successful cell growth. Coherent cell-nanofiber interfaces were demonstrated throughout a randomly organized and aligned nanofiber network. Gene expression of UMR106 cells grown on PLGA fibers did not deviate significantly from those grown on plastic, suggesting maintenance of phenotype. However, considerably lower expression of Ibsp and Alpl on PLGA fibers might indicate that these cells are still in the proliferative phase compared with a more differentiated cell on plastic. This work demonstrates the synergy between designing electrospun tissue scaffolds and providing comprehensive evaluation through high resolution imaging of resultant 3-dimensional cell growth within the scaffold. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE Membranes made from electrospun nanofibers are potentially excellent for promoting bone growth for next-generation tissue scaffolds. The effectiveness of an electrospun membrane is shown here using high resolution 3D imaging to visualize the interaction between cells and the nanofibers within the membrane. Nanofibers that are aligned in one direction control cell growth at the surface of the membrane whereas random nanofibers cause cell growth into the membrane. Such observations are important and indicate that lateral cell growth at the membrane surface using aligned nanofibers could be used for rapid tissue repair whereas slower but more extensive tissue production is promoted by membranes containing random nanofibers.
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- Urszula Stachewicz
- Nanoforce Technology Ltd., Queen Mary, University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, United Kingdom; School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary, University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, United Kingdom; AGH University of Science and Technology, International Centre of Electron Microscopy for Materials Science and Faculty of Metals Engineering and Industrial Computer Science, Al. A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland.
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- School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary, University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, United Kingdom.
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- Research Centre for Oral Growth and Development, Barts and The London, Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary, University of London, 4 Newark Street, London E1 2AT, United Kingdom.
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- School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary, University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, United Kingdom.
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- School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary, University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, United Kingdom.
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- Centre for Adult Oral Health, Institute of Dentistry, Barts and The London, Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary, University of London, Turner Street, Whitechapel E1 2AD, United Kingdom.
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- Nanoforce Technology Ltd., Queen Mary, University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, United Kingdom; School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary, University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, United Kingdom; School of Engineering, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth PO1 3DJ, United Kingdom.
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Uskoković V, Desai TA. Does translational symmetry matter on the micro scale? Fibroblastic and osteoblastic interactions with the topographically distinct poly(ε-caprolactone)/hydroxyapatite thin films. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2014; 6:13209-20. [PMID: 25014232 PMCID: PMC4134142 DOI: 10.1021/am503043t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2014] [Accepted: 07/11/2014] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Material composition and topography of the cell-contacting material interface are important considerations in the design of biomaterials at the nano and micro scales. This study is one of the first to have assessed the osteoblastic response to micropatterned polymer-ceramic composite surfaces. In particular, the effect of topographic variations of composite poly(ε-caprolactone)/hydroxyapatite (PCL/HAp) films on viability, proliferation, migration and osteogenesis of fibroblastic and osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells was evaluated. To that end, three different micropatterned PCL/HAp films were compared: flat and textured, the latter of which included films comprising periodically arranged and randomly distributed oval topographic features 10 μm in diameter, 20 μm in separation and 10 μm in height, comparable to the dimensions of MC3T3-E1 cells. PCL/HAp films were fabricated by the combination of a bottom-up, soft chemical synthesis of the ceramic, nanoparticulate phase and a top-down, photolithographic technique for imprinting fine, microscale features on them. X-ray diffraction analysis indicated an isotropic orientation of both the polymeric chains and HAp crystallites in the composite samples. Biocompatibility tests indicated no significant decrease in their viability when grown on PCL/HAp films. Fibroblast proliferation and migration onto PCL/HAp films proceeded slower than on the control borosilicate glass, with the flat composite film fostering more cell migration activity than the films containing topographic features. The gene expression of seven analyzed osteogenic markers, including procollagen type I, osteocalcin, osteopontin, alkaline phosphatase, and the transcription factors Runx2 and TGFβ-1, was, however, consistently upregulated in cells grown on PCL/HAp films comprising periodically ordered topographic features, suggesting that the higher levels of symmetry of the topographic ordering impose a moderate mechanochemical stress on the adherent cells and thus promote a more favorable osteogenic response. The obtained results suggest that topography can be a more important determinant of the cell/surface interaction than the surface chemistry and/or stiffness as well as that the regularity of the distribution of topographic features can be a more important variable than the topographic features per se.
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- Vuk Uskoković
- Therapeutic Micro and
Nanotechnology Laboratory, Department of Bioengineering
and Therapeutic Sciences, University of
California, San Francisco, San
Francisco, California 94158-2330, United States
- Advanced Materials and Nanobiotechnology Laboratory, Department of Bioengineering, University
of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois 60607-7052, United States
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- Therapeutic Micro and
Nanotechnology Laboratory, Department of Bioengineering
and Therapeutic Sciences, University of
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Mateos-Timoneda MA, Castano O, Planell JA, Engel E. Effect of structure, topography and chemistry on fibroblast adhesion and morphology. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE. MATERIALS IN MEDICINE 2014; 25:1781-1787. [PMID: 24668270 DOI: 10.1007/s10856-014-5199-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2013] [Accepted: 03/16/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Surface biofunctionalisation of many biodegradable polymers is one of the used strategies to improve the biological activity of such materials. In this work, the introduction of collagen type I over the surface of a biodegradable polymer (poly lactic acid) processed in the forms of films and fibers leads to an enhancing of the cellular adhesion of human dermal fibroblast when compared to unmodified polymer and biomolecule-physisorbed polymer surface. The change of topography of the material does not affect the cellular adhesion but results in a higher proliferation of the fibroblast cultured over the fibers. Moreover, the difference of topography governs the cellular morphology, i.e. cells adopt a more stretched conformation where cultured over the films while a more elongated with lower area morphology are obtained for the cells grown over the fibers. This study is relevant for designing and modifying different biodegradable polymers for their use as scaffolds for different applications in the field of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine.
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Lai M, Hermann CD, Cheng A, Olivares-Navarrete R, Gittens RA, Bird MM, Walker M, Cai Y, Cai K, Sandhage KH, Schwartz Z, Boyan BD. Role of α2β1 integrins in mediating cell shape on microtextured titanium surfaces. J Biomed Mater Res A 2014; 103:564-73. [PMID: 24733736 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.35185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2014] [Accepted: 04/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Surface microroughness plays an important role in determining osteoblast behavior on titanium. Previous studies have shown that osteoblast differentiation on microtextured titanium substrates is dependent on alpha-2 beta-1 (α2β1) integrin signaling. This study used focused ion beam milling and scanning electron microscopy, combined with three-dimensional image reconstruction, to investigate early interactions of individual cells with their substrate and the role of integrin α2β1 in determining cell shape. MG63 osteoblast-like cells on sand blasted/acid etched (SLA) Ti surfaces after 3 days of culturing indicated decreased cell number, increased cell differentiation, and increased expression of mRNA levels for α1, α2, αV, and β1 integrin subunits compared to cells on smooth Ti (PT) surfaces. α2 or β1 silenced cells exhibited increased cell number and decreased differentiation on SLA compared to wild-type cells. Wild-type cells on SLA possessed an elongated morphology with reduced cell area, increased cell thickness, and more apparent contact points. Cells on PT exhibited greater spreading and were relatively flat. Silenced cells possessed a morphology and phenotype similar to wild-type cells grown on PT. These observations indicate that surface microroughness affects cell response via α2β1 integrin signaling, resulting in a cell shape that promotes osteoblastic differentiation.
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- Min Lai
- Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia; College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China; College of Life Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
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Dorst K, Rammelkamp D, Hadjiargyrou M, Meng Y. The Effect of Exogenous Zinc Concentration on the Responsiveness of MC3T3-E1 Pre-Osteoblasts to Surface Microtopography: Part II (Differentiation). MATERIALS 2014; 7:1097-1112. [PMID: 28788502 PMCID: PMC5453094 DOI: 10.3390/ma7021097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2013] [Revised: 01/24/2014] [Accepted: 01/28/2014] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Osseointegration of bone implants is a vital part of the recovery process. Numerous studies have shown that micropatterned geometries can promote cell-substrate associations and strengthen the bond between tissue and the implanted material. As demonstrated previously, exogenous zinc levels can influence the responsiveness of pre-osteoblasts to micropatterns and modify their migratory behavior. In this study, we sought to determine the effect of exogenous zinc on differentiation of osteoblasts cultured on micropatterned vs. planar substrates. Levels of activated metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) and transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-β1), as well as early stage differentiation marker alkaline phosphatase, were altered with the addition of zinc. These results suggest that exogenous zinc concentration and micropatterning may interdependently modulate osteoblast differentiation.
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- Kathryn Dorst
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-2275, USA.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-2275, USA.
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- Department of Life Sciences, New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, NY 11568-8000, USA.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-2275, USA.
- Department of Chemical and Molecular Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-2275, USA.
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Dorst K, Rammelkamp D, Hadjiargyrou M, Gersappe D, Meng Y. The Effect of Exogenous Zinc Concentration on the Responsiveness of MC3T3-E1 Pre-Osteoblasts to Surface Microtopography: Part I (Migration). MATERIALS 2013; 6:5517-5532. [PMID: 28788406 PMCID: PMC5452741 DOI: 10.3390/ma6125517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2013] [Revised: 11/11/2013] [Accepted: 11/21/2013] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Initial cell-surface interactions are guided by the material properties of substrate topography. To examine if these interactions are also modulated by the presence of zinc, we seeded murine pre-osteoblasts (MC3T3-E1, subclone 4) on micropatterned polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) containing wide (20 µm width, 30 µm pitch, 2 µm height) or narrow (2 µm width, 10 µm pitch, 2 µm height) ridges, with flat PDMS and tissue culture polystyrene (TC) as controls. Zinc concentration was adjusted to mimic deficient (0.23 µM), serum-level (3.6 µM), and zinc-rich (50 µM) conditions. Significant differences were observed in regard to cell morphology, motility, and contact guidance. We found that cells exhibited distinct anisotropic migration on the wide PDMS patterns under either zinc-deprived (0.23 µM) or serum-level zinc conditions (3.6 µM). However, this effect was absent in a zinc-rich environment (50 µM). These results suggest that the contact guidance of pre-osteoblasts may be partly influenced by trace metals in the microenvironment of the extracellular matrix.
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- Kathryn Dorst
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-2275, USA.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-2275, USA.
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- Department of Life Sciences, New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, NY 11568-8000, USA.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-2275, USA.
- Department of Chemical and Molecular Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-2275, USA.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-2275, USA.
- Department of Chemical and Molecular Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-2275, USA.
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Wierzbicki R, Købler C, Jensen MRB, Łopacińska J, Schmidt MS, Skolimowski M, Abeille F, Qvortrup K, Mølhave K. Mapping the complex morphology of cell interactions with nanowire substrates using FIB-SEM. PLoS One 2013; 8:e53307. [PMID: 23326412 PMCID: PMC3541134 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2012] [Accepted: 11/27/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Using high resolution focused ion beam scanning electron microscopy (FIB-SEM) we study the details of cell-nanostructure interactions using serial block face imaging. 3T3 Fibroblast cellular monolayers are cultured on flat glass as a control surface and on two types of nanostructured scaffold substrates made from silicon black (Nanograss) with low- and high nanowire density. After culturing for 72 hours the cells were fixed, heavy metal stained, embedded in resin, and processed with FIB-SEM block face imaging without removing the substrate. The sample preparation procedure, image acquisition and image post-processing were specifically optimised for cellular monolayers cultured on nanostructured substrates. Cells display a wide range of interactions with the nanostructures depending on the surface morphology, but also greatly varying from one cell to another on the same substrate, illustrating a wide phenotypic variability. Depending on the substrate and cell, we observe that cells could for instance: break the nanowires and engulf them, flatten the nanowires or simply reside on top of them. Given the complexity of interactions, we have categorised our observations and created an overview map. The results demonstrate that detailed nanoscale resolution images are required to begin understanding the wide variety of individual cells’ interactions with a structured substrate. The map will provide a framework for light microscopy studies of such interactions indicating what modes of interactions must be considered.
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- DTU Nanotech, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
- DTU CEN, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
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- DTU Nanotech, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, CFIM, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- DTU Nanotech, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
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Terada D, Hattori S, Honda T, Iitake M, Kobayashi H. Embossed-carving processing of cytoskeletons of cultured cells by using focused ion beam technology. Microsc Res Tech 2013; 76:290-5. [DOI: 10.1002/jemt.22166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2012] [Accepted: 11/26/2012] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Dohiko Terada
- Biofunctional Materials Group; Biomaterials Unit; Nano-Bio Field; International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics; National Institute for Materials Science; 1-2-1 Sengen; Tsukuba; Ibaraki; 305-0047; Japan
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- Biofunctional Materials Group; Biomaterials Unit; Nano-Bio Field; International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics; National Institute for Materials Science; 1-2-1 Sengen; Tsukuba; Ibaraki; 305-0047; Japan
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- Biofunctional Materials Group; Biomaterials Unit; Nano-Bio Field; International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics; National Institute for Materials Science; 1-2-1 Sengen; Tsukuba; Ibaraki; 305-0047; Japan
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- Nano Processing Facility; National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology; 1-1-1 Umezono; Tsukuba; Ibaraki; 305-8562; Japan
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- Biofunctional Materials Group; Biomaterials Unit; Nano-Bio Field; International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics; National Institute for Materials Science; 1-2-1 Sengen; Tsukuba; Ibaraki; 305-0047; Japan
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Novo S, Barrios L, Ibáñez E, Nogués C. The zona pellucida porosity: three-dimensional reconstruction of four types of mouse oocyte zona pellucida using a dual beam microscope. MICROSCOPY AND MICROANALYSIS : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF MICROSCOPY SOCIETY OF AMERICA, MICROBEAM ANALYSIS SOCIETY, MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 2012; 18:1442-1449. [PMID: 23237572 DOI: 10.1017/s1431927612013487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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In the last decade, the applicability of focus ion beam-field emission scanning electron microscopy (FIB-FESEM) in the biological field has begun to get relevance. Among the possibilities offered by FIB-FESEM, high-resolution three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction of biological structures is one of the most interesting. Using this tool, the 3D porosity of four different types of mouse oocyte zona pellucida (ZP) was analyzed. A surface analysis of the mouse oocyte ZP was first performed by SEM. Next, one oocyte per ZP type was selected, and an area of its ZP was completely milled, using the cut and view mode, in the FIB-FESEM. Through a 3D reconstruction of the milled area, a map of the distribution of the pores across the ZP was established and the number and volume of pores were quantified, thus enabling for the first time the study of the inner porosity of the mouse ZP. Differences in ZP porosity observed among the four types analyzed allowed us to outline a model to explain the changes that the ZP undergoes through immature, mature, predegenerative, and degenerative stages.
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- Sergi Novo
- Departament de Biologia Cel·lular, Fisiologia i Immunologia, Facultat de Biociències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
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Al-Abboodi A, Fu J, Doran PM, Chan PP. Three-dimensional nanocharacterization of porous hydrogel with ion and electron beams. Biotechnol Bioeng 2012; 110:318-26. [DOI: 10.1002/bit.24612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2012] [Revised: 07/08/2012] [Accepted: 07/10/2012] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Friedmann A, Cismak A, Tautorat C, Koester PJ, Baumann W, Held J, Gaspar J, Ruther P, Paul O, Heilmann A. FIB preparation and SEM investigations for three-dimensional analysis of cell cultures on microneedle arrays. SCANNING 2012; 34:221-229. [PMID: 22076793 DOI: 10.1002/sca.20297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2011] [Accepted: 09/23/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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We report the investigation of the interfaces between microneedle arrays and cell cultures in patch-on-chip systems by using Focused Ion Beam (FIB) preparation and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). First, FIB preparations of micro chips are made to determine the size and shape of the designed microneedles. In this essay, we investigate the cell-substrate interaction, especially the cell adhesion, and the microneedle's potential cell penetration. For this purpose, cross-sectional preparation of these hard/soft hybrid structures is performed by the FIB technology. By applying the FIB technology followed by high-resolution imaging with SEM, new insights into the cell-substrate interface can be received. One can clearly distinguish between cells that are only in contact with microneedles and cells that are penetrated by microneedles. A stack of slice images is collected by the application of the slice-and-view setup during FIB preparation and is used for three-dimensional reconstruction of cells and micro-needles.
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- A Friedmann
- Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials IWM, Halle (Saale), Germany.
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Functional polymers in protein detection platforms: optical, electrochemical, electrical, mass-sensitive, and magnetic biosensors. SENSORS 2012; 11:3327-55. [PMID: 21691441 PMCID: PMC3117287 DOI: 10.3390/s110303327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The rapidly growing field of proteomics and related applied sectors in the life sciences demands convenient methodologies for detecting and measuring the levels of specific proteins as well as for screening and analyzing for interacting protein systems. Materials utilized for such protein detection and measurement platforms should meet particular specifications which include ease-of-mass manufacture, biological stability, chemical functionality, cost effectiveness, and portability. Polymers can satisfy many of these requirements and are often considered as choice materials in various biological detection platforms. Therefore, tremendous research efforts have been made for developing new polymers both in macroscopic and nanoscopic length scales as well as applying existing polymeric materials for protein measurements. In this review article, both conventional and alternative techniques for protein detection are overviewed while focusing on the use of various polymeric materials in different protein sensing technologies. Among many available detection mechanisms, most common approaches such as optical, electrochemical, electrical, mass-sensitive, and magnetic methods are comprehensively discussed in this article. Desired properties of polymers exploited for each type of protein detection approach are summarized. Current challenges associated with the application of polymeric materials are examined in each protein detection category. Difficulties facing both quantitative and qualitative protein measurements are also identified. The latest efforts on the development and evaluation of nanoscale polymeric systems for improved protein detection are also discussed from the standpoint of quantitative and qualitative measurements. Finally, future research directions towards further advancements in the field are considered.
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Nanostructured material surfaces--preparation, effect on cellular behavior, and potential biomedical applications: a review. Int J Artif Organs 2012; 34:963-85. [PMID: 22161281 DOI: 10.5301/ijao.5000012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/30/2011] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Nanostructures play important roles in vivo, where nanoscaled features of extracellular matrix (ECM) components influence cell behavior and resultant tissue formation. This review summarizes some of the recent developments in fostering new concepts and approaches to nanofabrication, such as top-down and bottom-up and combinations of the two. As in vitro investigations demonstrate that man-made nanotopography can be used to control cell reactions to a material surface, its potential application in implant design and tissue engineering becomes increasingly evident. Therefore, we present recent progress in directing cell fate in the field of cell mechanics, which has grown rapidly over the last few years, and in various tissue-engineering applications. The main focus is on the initial responses of cells to nanostructured surfaces and subsequent influences on cellular functions. Specific examples are also given to illustrate the potential nanostructures may have for biomedical applications and regenerative medicine.
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Mattotti M, Alvarez Z, Ortega JA, Planell JA, Engel E, Alcántara S. Inducing functional radial glia-like progenitors from cortical astrocyte cultures using micropatterned PMMA. Biomaterials 2011; 33:1759-70. [PMID: 22136716 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2011.10.086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2011] [Accepted: 10/10/2011] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Radial glia cells (RGC) are multipotent progenitors that generate neurons and glia during CNS development, and which also served as substrate for neuronal migration. After a lesion, reactive glia are the main contributor to CNS regenerative blockage, although some reactive astrocytes are also able to de-differentiate in situ into radial glia-like cells (RGLC), providing beneficial effects in terms of CNS recovery. Thus, the identification of substrate properties that potentiate the ability of astrocytes to transform into RGLC in response to a lesion might help in the development of implantable devices that improve endogenous CNS regeneration. Here we demonstrate that functional RGLC can be induced from in vitro matured astrocytes by using a precisely-sized micropatterned PMMA grooved scaffold, without added soluble or substrate adsorbed biochemical factors. RGLC were extremely organized and aligned on 2 μm line patterned PMMA and, like their embryonic counterparts, express nestin, the neuron-glial progenitor marker Pax6, and also proliferate, generate different intermediate progenitors and support and direct axonal growth and neuronal migration. Our results suggest that the introduction of line patterns in the size range of the RGC processes in implantable scaffolds might mimic the topography of the embryonic neural stem cell niche, driving endogenous astrocytes into an RGLC phenotype, and thus favoring the regenerative response in situ.
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- Marta Mattotti
- Dpt. Material Science and Metallurgical Engineering, Technical University of Catalonia-UPC, Barcelona, Spain
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Efremov YM, Bagrov DV, Dubrovin EV, Shaitan KV, Yaminskii IV. Atomic force microscopy of animal cells: Advances and prospects. Biophysics (Nagoya-shi) 2011. [DOI: 10.1134/s0006350911020096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Friedmann A, Hoess A, Cismak A, Heilmann A. Investigation of cell-substrate interactions by focused ion beam preparation and scanning electron microscopy. Acta Biomater 2011; 7:2499-507. [PMID: 21345385 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2011.02.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2010] [Revised: 01/21/2011] [Accepted: 02/15/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Cell-substrate interactions, which are an important issue in tissue engineering, have been studied using focused ion beam (FIB) milling and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Sample cross-sections were generated at predefined positions (target preparation) to investigate the interdependency of growing cells and the substrate material. The experiments focus on two cell culturing systems, hepatocytes (HepG2) on nanoporous aluminum oxide (alumina) membranes and mouse fibroblasts (L929) and primary nerve cells on silicon chips comprised of microneedles. Cross-sections of these soft/hard hybrid systems cannot be prepared by conventional techniques like microtomy. Morphological investigations of hepatocytes growing on nanoporous alumina membranes demonstrate that there is in-growth of microvilli from the cell surface into porous membranes having pore diameters larger than 200 nm. Furthermore, for various cell cultures on microneedle arrays contact between the cells and the microneedles can be observed at high resolution. Based on FIB milled cross-sections and SEM micrographs cells which are only in contact with microneedles and cells which are penetrated by microneedles can be clearly distinguished. Target preparation of biological samples by the FIB technique especially offers the possibility of preparing not only soft materials but also hybrid samples (soft/hard materials). Followed by high resolution imaging by SEM, new insights into cell surface interactions can be obtained.
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- Andrea Friedmann
- Department of Biological and Macromolecular Materials, Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials IWM, Walter-Hülse-Strasse 1, Halle 06120, Germany.
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Gallyamov MO. Scanning Force Microscopy as Applied to Conformational Studies in Macromolecular Research. Macromol Rapid Commun 2011; 32:1210-46. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.201100150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2011] [Revised: 04/06/2011] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Schmidt F, Kühbacher M, Gross U, Kyriakopoulos A, Schubert H, Zehbe R. From 2D slices to 3D volumes: Image based reconstruction and morphological characterization of hippocampal cells on charged and uncharged surfaces using FIB/SEM serial sectioning. Ultramicroscopy 2011; 111:259-66. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2010.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2009] [Revised: 11/26/2010] [Accepted: 12/17/2010] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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HAZEKAMP J, DOHERTY S, ELSAESSER A, BARNES C, O’HAGAN B, McKERR G, HOWARD C. Focussed ion beam milling at grazing incidence angles. J Microsc 2010; 242:104-10. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2010.03466.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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In nerve tissue engineering, scaffolds act as carriers for cells and biochemical factors and as constructs providing appropriate mechanical conditions. During nerve regeneration, new tissue grows into the scaffolds, which degrade gradually. To optimize this process, researchers must study and analyze various morphological and structural features of the scaffolds, the ingrowth of nerve tissue, and scaffold degradation. Therefore, visualization of the scaffolds as well as the generated nerve tissue is essential, yet challenging Visualization techniques currently used in nerve tissue engineering include electron microscopy, confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM), and micro-computed tomography (micro-CT or μCT). Synchrotron-based micro-CT (SRμCT) is an emerging and promising technique, drawing considerable recent attention. Here, we review typical applications of these visualization techniques in nerve tissue engineering. The promise, feasibility, and challenges of SRμCT as a visualization technique applied to nerve tissue engineering are also discussed.
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Anselme K, Davidson P, Popa A, Giazzon M, Liley M, Ploux L. The interaction of cells and bacteria with surfaces structured at the nanometre scale. Acta Biomater 2010; 6:3824-46. [PMID: 20371386 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2010.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 451] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2009] [Revised: 03/30/2010] [Accepted: 04/01/2010] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The current development of nanobiotechnologies requires a better understanding of cell-surface interactions on the nanometre scale. Recently, advances in nanoscale patterning and detection have allowed the fabrication of appropriate substrates and the study of cell-substrate interactions. In this review we discuss the methods currently available for nanoscale patterning and their merits, as well as techniques for controlling the surface chemistry of materials at the nanoscale without changing the nanotopography and the possibility of truly characterizing the surface chemistry at the nanoscale. We then discuss the current knowledge of how a cell can interact with a substrate at the nanoscale and the effect of size, morphology, organization and separation of nanofeatures on cell response. Moreover, cell-substrate interactions are mediated by the presence of proteins adsorbed from biological fluids on the substrate. Many questions remain on the effect of nanotopography on protein adsorption. We review papers related to this point. As all these parameters have an influence on cell response, it is important to develop specific studies to point out their relative influence, as well as the biological mechanisms underlying cell responses to nanotopography. This will be the basis for future research in this field. An important topic in tissue engineering is the effect of nanoscale topography on bacteria, since cells have to compete with bacteria in many environments. The limited current knowledge of this topic is also discussed in the light of using topography to encourage cell adhesion while limiting bacterial adhesion. We also discuss current and prospective applications of cell-surface interactions on the nanoscale. Finally, based on questions raised previously that remain to be solved in the field, we propose future directions of research in materials science to help elucidate the relative influence of the physical and chemical aspects of nanotopography on bacteria and cell response with the aim of contributing to the development of nanobiotechnologies.
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Lamers E, Walboomers XF, Domanski M, McKerr G, O'Hagan BM, Barnes CA, Peto L, Luttge R, Winnubst LAJA, Gardeniers HJGE, Jansen JA. Cryo DualBeam Focused Ion Beam-Scanning Electron Microscopy to Evaluate the Interface Between Cells and Nanopatterned Scaffolds. Tissue Eng Part C Methods 2010; 17:1-7. [PMID: 20594113 DOI: 10.1089/ten.tec.2010.0251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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With the advance of nanotechnology in biomaterials science and tissue engineering, it is essential that new techniques become available to observe processes that take place at the direct interface between tissue and scaffold materials. Here, Cryo DualBeam focused ion beam-scanning electron microscopy (FIB-SEM) was used as a novel approach to observe the interactions between frozen hydrated cells and nanometric structures in high detail. Through a comparison of images acquired with transmission electron microscopy (TEM), conventional FIB-SEM operated at ambient temperature, and Cryo DualBeam FIB-SEM, the advantages and disadvantages of each technique were evaluated. Ultrastructural details of both (extra)cellular components and cell organelles were best observe with TEM. However, processing artifacts such as shrinkage of cells at the substrate interface were introduced in both TEM and conventional FIB-SEM. In addition, the cellular contrast in conventional FIB-SEM was low; consequently, cells were difficult to distinguish from the adjoining substrate. Cryo DualBeam FIB-SEM did preserve (extra)cellular details like the contour, cell membrane, and mineralized matrix. The three described techniques have proven to be complementary for the evaluation of processes that take place at the interface between tissue and substrate.
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- Edwin Lamers
- 1 Department of Biomaterials, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre , Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Chung K, DeQUACH JA, Christman KL. NANOPATTERNED INTERFACES FOR CONTROLLING CELL BEHAVIOR. NANO LIFE 2010; 1:63-77. [PMID: 25383101 PMCID: PMC4221096 DOI: 10.1142/s1793984410000055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Many studies have demonstrated that microscale changes to surface chemistry and topography affect cell adhesion, proliferation, differentiation, and gene expression. More recently, studies have begun to examine cell behavior interactions with structures on the nanoscale since in vivo, cells recognize and adhere to cell adhesion receptors that are spatially organized on this scale. These studies have been enabled through various fabrication methods, many of which were initially developed for the semiconductor industry. This review explores cell responses to a variety of controlled topographical and biochemical cues using an assortment of nanoscale fabrication methods in order to elucidate which pattern dimensions are beneficial for controlling cell adhesion and differentiation.
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- Kevin Chung
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, CA 92093-0412, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, CA 92093-0412, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, CA 92093-0412, USA
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Zehbe R, Haibel A, Riesemeier H, Gross U, Kirkpatrick CJ, Schubert H, Brochhausen C. Going beyond histology. Synchrotron micro-computed tomography as a methodology for biological tissue characterization: from tissue morphology to individual cells. J R Soc Interface 2010; 7:49-59. [PMID: 19324670 PMCID: PMC2839371 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2008.0539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2008] [Accepted: 02/23/2009] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Current light microscopic methods such as serial sectioning, confocal microscopy or multiphoton microscopy are severely limited in their ability to analyse rather opaque biological structures in three dimensions, while electron optical methods offer either a good three-dimensional topographic visualization (scanning electron microscopy) or high-resolution imaging of very thin samples (transmission electron microscopy). However, sample preparation commonly results in a significant alteration and the destruction of the three-dimensional integrity of the specimen. Depending on the selected photon energy, the interaction between X-rays and biological matter provides semi-transparency of the specimen, allowing penetration of even large specimens. Based on the projection-slice theorem, angular projections can be used for tomographic imaging. This method is well developed in medical and materials science for structure sizes down to several micrometres and is considered as being non-destructive. Achieving a spatial and structural resolution that is sufficient for the imaging of cells inside biological tissues is difficult due to several experimental conditions. A major problem that cannot be resolved with conventional X-ray sources are the low differences in density and absorption contrast of cells and the surrounding tissue. Therefore, X-ray monochromatization coupled with a sufficiently high photon flux and coherent beam properties are key requirements and currently only possible with synchrotron-produced X-rays. In this study, we report on the three-dimensional morphological characterization of articular cartilage using synchrotron-generated X-rays demonstrating the spatial distribution of single cells inside the tissue and their quantification, while comparing our findings to conventional histological techniques.
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- Rolf Zehbe
- Institute of Materials Science and Technologies, Technische Universität Berlin, Englische Strasse 20, 10587 Berlin, Germany.
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Koh LB, Rodriguez I, Venkatraman SS. The effect of topography of polymer surfaces on platelet adhesion. Biomaterials 2009; 31:1533-45. [PMID: 19945746 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2009.11.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2009] [Accepted: 11/13/2009] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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In this study, the effect of surface topography on fibrinogen and platelet adsorption was investigated. High aspect ratio surface features, in the submicron to nanometer range, were constructed on the poly- (lactic-co-glycolic-acid) (PLGA) films. The topographic surfaces were fabricated by solvent-mediated polymer casting on a master template. Fibrinogen adsorption and platelets adhesion on these topographic surfaces were quantified by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) assay respectively, while the activation of platelets was quantified by flow cytometric analysis using fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) tagging. The lowest fibrinogen adsorption amount and platelet activity was observed on surfaces with specific topographical features in the submicron range with a significant reduction in adhesion when compared to the pristine PLGA films. The topographical parameters found to induce low levels of fibrinogen adsorption and platelet response were high aspect ratio structures (>3:1) with reduced interspacing (<200 nm) or high density. The results signify that topographical manipulation of thrombogenic surfaces of biodegradable polymers is a feasible approach for reducing their thrombogenicity.
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- Li Buay Koh
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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Banerjee A, Mankad T, Dhamodaran S, Ramkumar J, Kulkarni VN. The measurement of attogram mass accumulation on nanostructures during e-beam scanning, using carbon nanopillars in resonant mode. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2009; 20:345501. [PMID: 19652283 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/20/34/345501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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We present a 'universal' phenomenon of mass accumulation and its sensing on nanostructures due to electron beam cracking of residual gas molecules during electron beam scanning. Though the extent of this phenomenon is limited to a very small increment in mass or thickness, it has significant implications for both the scientific and technological aspects of almost all processes in the nanodomain. Mass accumulation in every frame scan (or per second) is of the order of a few attograms and the thickness of deposition is of the order of picometre (fraction of a monolayer) only. Direct measurement of a mass or thickness of this order is difficult. Nanopillars having a high resonance 'Q-factor' have been successfully exploited for such high precision measurements. The mass accumulation rate has been characterized with respect to (i) electron energy and beam current, (ii) environment within the chamber (presence or absence of a precursor gas) and (iii) partial exposure of the nanopillars to the e-beam.
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- Amit Banerjee
- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, India
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The role of surface energy of technical polymers in serum protein adsorption and MG-63 cells adhesion. NANOMEDICINE-NANOTECHNOLOGY BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2009; 6:44-51. [PMID: 19501193 DOI: 10.1016/j.nano.2009.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2008] [Revised: 03/18/2009] [Accepted: 05/14/2009] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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UNLABELLED Polymeric materials are widely used as supports for cell culturing in medical implants and as scaffolds for tissue regeneration. However, novel applications in the biosensor field require materials to be compatible with cell growth and at the same time be suitable for technological processing. Technological polymers are key materials in the fabrication of disposable parts and other sensing elements. As such, it is essential to characterize the surface properties of technological polymers, especially after processing and sterilization. It is also important to understand how technological polymers affect cell behavior when in contact with polymer materials. Therefore, the aim of this research was to study how surface energy and surface roughness affect the biocompatibility of three polymeric materials widely used in research and industry: poly(methyl methacrylate), polystyrene, and poly(dimethylsiloxane). Glass was used as the control material. FROM THE CLINICAL EDITOR Polymeric materials are widely used as supports for cell culturing in medical implants and as scaffolds for tissue regeneration. The aim of this research is to study how surface energy and surface roughness affect the biocompatibility of three polymeric materials widely used in research and industry: poly(methylmethacrylate) (PMMA), polystyrene (PS), and poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS).
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Edwards HK, Fay MW, Anderson SI, Scotchford CA, Grant DM, Brown PD. An appraisal of ultramicrotomy, FIBSEM and cryogenic FIBSEM techniques for the sectioning of biological cells on titanium substrates for TEM investigation. J Microsc 2009; 234:16-25. [PMID: 19335453 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2009.03152.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ultramicrotomy, focused ion beam scanning electron microscopy (FIBSEM) and cryogenic FIBSEM (cryo-FIBSEM) techniques, as developed for the controlled cross-sectioning of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and human osteoblasts (HObs) on titanium (Ti) substrates for transmission electron microscopy (TEM) investigation, are compared. Conventional ultramicrotomy has been used to section cells on Ti-foil substrates embedded in resin, but significant problems with cell detachment using this technique restricted its general applicability. Conventional FIBSEM 'lift-out' procedures were found to be effective for the preparation of uniform sections of fixed and dehydrated cell/Ti specimens, but the control of cell staining remains an issue. Cryo-FIBSEM procedures used with an 'H-bar' sample geometry enabled the sectioning of fixed and hydrated cell/Ti specimens, but issues remain over ion beam-induced artefacts and control of frost on the sample foils.
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- H K Edwards
- Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, U.K
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Martínez E, Lagunas A, Mills CA, Rodríguez-Seguí S, Estévez M, Oberhansl S, Comelles J, Samitier J. Stem cell differentiation by functionalized micro- and nanostructured surfaces. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2009; 4:65-82. [PMID: 19093897 DOI: 10.2217/17435889.4.1.65] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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New fabrication technologies and, in particular, new nanotechnologies have provided biomaterial and biomedical scientists with enormous possibilities when designing customized supports and scaffolds with controlled nanoscale topography and chemistry. The main issue now is how to effectively design these components and choose the appropriate combination of structure and chemistry to tailor towards applications as challenging and complex as stem cell differentiation. Occasionally, an incomplete knowledge of the fundamentals of biological differentiation processes has hampered this issue. However, the recent technological advances in creating controlled cellular microenvironments can be seen as a powerful tool for furthering fundamental biology studies. This article reviews the main strategies followed to achieve solutions to this challenge, particularly emphasizing the working hypothesis followed by the authors to elucidate the mechanisms behind the observed effects of structured surfaces on cell behavior.
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- E Martínez
- Nanobioengineering group, Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), Barcelona, Spain.
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