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Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) based thin microgel films for use in cell culture applications

Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) based thin microgel films for use in cell culture applications
Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) based thin microgel films for use in cell culture applications
Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAm) is widely used to fabricate cell sheet surfaces for cell culturing, however copolymer and interpenetrated polymer networks based on PNIPAm have been rarely explored in the context of tissue engineering. Many complex and expensive techniques have been employed to produce PNIPAm-based films for cell culturing. Among them, spin coating has demonstrated to be a rapid fabrication process of thin layers with high reproducibility and uniformity. In this study, we introduce an innovative approach to produce anchored smart thin films both thermo- and electro-responsive, with the aim to integrate them in electronic devices and better control or mimic different environments for cells in vitro. Thin films were obtained by spin coating of colloidal solutions made by PNIPAm and PAAc nanogels. Anchoring the films to the substrates was obtained through heat treatment in the presence of dithiol molecules. From analyses carried out with AFM and XPS, the final samples exhibited a flat morphology and high stability to water washing. Viability tests with cells were finally carried out to demonstrate that this approach may represent a promising route to integrate those hydrogels films in electronic platforms for cell culture applications.
Acrylic Resins/chemistry, Animals, Cell Culture Techniques/methods, Cell Line, Elasticity, Hydrogels/chemistry, Mice
2045-2322
Sanzari, Ilaria
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Buratti, Elena
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Huang, Ruomeng
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Tusan, Camelia G.
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Dinelli, Franco
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Evans, Nicholas D.
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Prodromakis, Themistoklis
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Bertoldo, Monica
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Sanzari, Ilaria
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Buratti, Elena
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Huang, Ruomeng
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Tusan, Camelia G.
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Dinelli, Franco
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Evans, Nicholas D.
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Prodromakis, Themistoklis
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Bertoldo, Monica
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Sanzari, Ilaria, Buratti, Elena, Huang, Ruomeng, Tusan, Camelia G., Dinelli, Franco, Evans, Nicholas D., Prodromakis, Themistoklis and Bertoldo, Monica (2020) Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) based thin microgel films for use in cell culture applications. Scientific Reports, 10 (1), [6126]. (doi:10.1038/s41598-020-63228-9).

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Abstract

Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAm) is widely used to fabricate cell sheet surfaces for cell culturing, however copolymer and interpenetrated polymer networks based on PNIPAm have been rarely explored in the context of tissue engineering. Many complex and expensive techniques have been employed to produce PNIPAm-based films for cell culturing. Among them, spin coating has demonstrated to be a rapid fabrication process of thin layers with high reproducibility and uniformity. In this study, we introduce an innovative approach to produce anchored smart thin films both thermo- and electro-responsive, with the aim to integrate them in electronic devices and better control or mimic different environments for cells in vitro. Thin films were obtained by spin coating of colloidal solutions made by PNIPAm and PAAc nanogels. Anchoring the films to the substrates was obtained through heat treatment in the presence of dithiol molecules. From analyses carried out with AFM and XPS, the final samples exhibited a flat morphology and high stability to water washing. Viability tests with cells were finally carried out to demonstrate that this approach may represent a promising route to integrate those hydrogels films in electronic platforms for cell culture applications.

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Accepted/In Press date: 20 March 2020
e-pub ahead of print date: 9 April 2020
Published date: 9 April 2020
Keywords: Acrylic Resins/chemistry, Animals, Cell Culture Techniques/methods, Cell Line, Elasticity, Hydrogels/chemistry, Mice

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Local EPrints ID: 444101
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/444101
ISSN: 2045-2322
PURE UUID: 8aa48a41-4ab1-4e70-8d39-d9f3015b219c
ORCID for Ruomeng Huang: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-1185-635X
ORCID for Nicholas D. Evans: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3255-4388
ORCID for Themistoklis Prodromakis: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-6267-6909

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Date deposited: 25 Sep 2020 16:31
Last modified: 17 Mar 2024 03:28

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Author: Ilaria Sanzari
Author: Elena Buratti
Author: Ruomeng Huang ORCID iD
Author: Camelia G. Tusan
Author: Franco Dinelli
Author: Themistoklis Prodromakis ORCID iD
Author: Monica Bertoldo

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