Nanofabricated Collagen-Inspired Synthetic Elastomers for Primary Rat Hepatocyte Culture

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作者
Bettinger, Christopher J. [2 ,3 ]
Kulig, Katherine M. [4 ]
Vacanti, Joseph P. [4 ]
Langer, Robert [1 ]
Borenstein, Jeffrey T. [3 ]
机构
[1] MIT, Dept Chem Engn, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
[2] MIT, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
[3] Ctr Biomed Engn, Charles Stark Draper Lab, Cambridge, MA USA
[4] Harvard Univ, Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Sch Med, Boston, MA USA
关键词
EXTRACELLULAR-MATRIX; GENE-EXPRESSION; BIODEGRADABLE ELASTOMERS; CELL; SCAFFOLDS; ADHESION; BIOMATERIALS; ORGANIZATION; MORPHOLOGY; FEATURES;
D O I
10.1089/ten.tea.2008.0134
中图分类号
Q813 [细胞工程];
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摘要
Synthetic substrates that mimic the properties of extracellular matrix proteins hold significant promise for use in systems designed for tissue engineering applications. In this report, we designed a synthetic polymeric substrate that is intended to mimic chemical, mechanical, and topological characteristics of collagen. We found that elastomeric poly(ester amide) substrates modified with replica-molded nanotopographic features enhanced initial attachment, spreading, and adhesion of primary rat hepatocytes. Further, hepatocytes cultured on nanotopographic substrates also demonstrated reduced albumin secretion and urea synthesis, which is indicative of strongly adherent hepatocytes. These results suggest that these engineered substrates can function as synthetic collagen analogs for in vitro cell culture.
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页码:1321 / 1329
页数:9
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