Thermoresponsible Cell Adhesion/Detachment on Transparent Nanocomposite Films Consisting of Poly(2-Methoxyethyl Acrylate) and Clay

Autor: Sakie Masatoshi, Murata Kazutaka, Kazutoshi Haraguchi, Noriko Kotobuki
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition. 22:2389-2406
ISSN: 1568-5624
0920-5063
DOI: 10.1163/092050610x540459
Popis: Soft, transparent and mechanically tough nanocomposite (M-NC) films composed of poly(2-methoxyethyl acrylate) (PMEA) and inorganic clay (hectorite) were studied as substrates for a living cell harvest system. It was found that five cell types could all be cultivated to confluence on the surface of M-NC n films with clay content (n = 10-23 wt%), although the cells hardly cultivated on the surface of chemically-cross-linked PMEA and linear PMEA films. Further, it was found that the cells cultured on the surfaces of M-NC films can be detached, without any enzymatic digestion, by decreasing the medium temperature and/or simultaneously using gentle pipetting. The detached cell was obtained as a single cell or a contiguous cell sheet, both of which were viable and recultured. From the compositions and surface properties, it was estimated that the cell culture and subsequent cell detachment were attributed to the unique PMEA/clay network. The new soft nanocomposite is potentially a very promising substrate for tissue engineering.
Databáze: OpenAIRE