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Human saphenous vein endothelial cell adhesion and expansion on micropatterned polytetrafluoroethylene
Author(s) -
Boivin MarieClaude,
Chevallier Pascale,
Hoesli Corinne A.,
Lagueux Jean,
Bareille Reine,
Rémy Murielle,
Bordenave Laurence,
Durrieu MarieChristine,
Laroche Gaétan
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of biomedical materials research part a
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.849
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1552-4965
pISSN - 1549-3296
DOI - 10.1002/jbm.a.34367
Subject(s) - micropatterning , polytetrafluoroethylene , materials science , adhesion , endothelial stem cell , cell adhesion , biomedical engineering , umbilical vein , intimal hyperplasia , cell , peptide , composite material , biophysics , nanotechnology , in vitro , chemistry , medicine , smooth muscle , biochemistry , biology
Intimal hyperplasia and thrombosis are responsible for the poor patency rates of small‐diameter vascular grafts. These complications could be avoided by a rapid and strong adhesion of endothelial cells to the prosthetic surfaces, which typically consist of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) for small‐diameter vessels. We have previously described two peptide micropatterning strategies that increase the endothelialization rates of PTFE. The micropatterns were generated either by inkjet printing 300 μm squares or by spraying 10.1 ± 0.1 μm diameter droplets of the CGRGDS cell adhesion peptide, while the remaining surface was functionalized using the CWQPPRARI cell migration peptide. We now directly compare these two micropatterning strategies and examine the effect of hydrodynamic stress on human saphenous vein endothelial cells grown on the patterned surfaces. No significant differences in cell adhesion were observed between the two micropatterning methods. When compared to unpatterned surfaces treated with a uniform mixture of the two peptides, the cell expansion was significantly higher on sprayed or printed surfaces after 9 days of static cell culture. In addition, after 6 h of exposure to hydrodynamic stress, the cell retention and cell cytoskeleton reorganization on the patterned surfaces was improved when compared to untreated or random treated surfaces. These results indicate that micropatterned surfaces lead to improved rates of PTFE endothelialization with higher resistance to hydrodynamic stress. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part A: 101A: 694–703, 2013.