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Microfluidic device‐assisted etching of p‐HEMA for cell or protein patterning
Author(s) -
Kung Frank H.,
Sillitti David,
Shreiber David I.,
Zahn Jeffrey D.,
Firestein Bonnie L.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
biotechnology progress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.572
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1520-6033
pISSN - 8756-7938
DOI - 10.1002/btpr.2576
Subject(s) - polydimethylsiloxane , protein adsorption , microfluidics , c2c12 , adhesion , methacrylate , cell adhesion , materials science , etching (microfabrication) , nanotechnology , fabrication , adsorption , adhesive , chemistry , biophysics , polymer , layer (electronics) , biochemistry , in vitro , composite material , medicine , alternative medicine , organic chemistry , myogenesis , copolymer , pathology , biology
The construction of biomaterials with which to limit the growth of cells or to limit the adsorption of proteins is essential for understanding biological phenomena. Here, we describe a novel method to simply and easily create thin layers of poly (2‐hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (p‐HEMA) for protein and cellular patterning via etching with ethanol and microfluidic devices. First, a cell culture surface or glass coverslip is coated with p‐HEMA. Next, a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) microfluidic is placed onto the p‐HEMA surface, and ethanol is aspirated through the device. The PDMS device is removed, and the p‐HEMA surface is ready for protein adsorption or cell plating. This method allows for the fabrication of 0.3 µm thin layers of p‐HEMA, which can be etched to 10 µm wide channels. Furthermore, it creates regions of differential protein adhesion, as shown by Coomassie staining and fluorescent labeling, and cell adhesion, as demonstrated by C2C12 myoblast growth. This method is simple, versatile, and allows biologists and bioengineers to manipulate regions for cell culture adhesion and growth. © 2017 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Biotechnol. Prog. , 34:243–248, 2018