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Affinity Study of Novel Gelatin Cell Carriers for Fibronectin
Author(s) -
Van Vlierberghe Sandra,
Vanderleyden Els,
Dubruel Peter,
De Vos Filip,
Schacht Etienne
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
macromolecular bioscience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.924
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1616-5195
pISSN - 1616-5187
DOI - 10.1002/mabi.200900043
Subject(s) - gelatin , fibronectin , chemistry , porosity , chemical engineering , polymer chemistry , biophysics , cell , biochemistry , organic chemistry , biology , engineering
In the present work, the gelatin/fibronectin affinity was evaluated using SPR, QCM and radiolabelling. The results indicate that type A gelatin films possess a higher affinity for Fn compared to type B gelatin. This is due to a combined hydrophobic and electrostatic interaction between gelatin type A and Fn. In a second part, the affinity of Fn for porous gelatin scaffolds was evaluated. The scaffolds were prepared by a cryogenic treatment and subsequent freeze‐drying yielding type I and type II scaffolds which possess different pore geometries/sizes. The results indicate that the Fn density on the scaffolds can be fine‐tuned by varying the Fn concentration, the gelatin type (A vs. B), the pore size/geometry (type I vs. type II scaffolds).