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Spatially controlled cell engineering on biodegradable polymer surfaces

^a Laboratory of Biophysics and Surface Analysis, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom
^b Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, E25–342, Cambridge Massachusetts 02139, USA

Controlling receptor-mediated interactions between cells and template surfaces is a central principle in many tissue engineering procedures (1–3). Biomaterial surfaces engineered to present cell adhesion ligands undergo integrin-mediated molecular interactions with cells (1, 4, 5), stimulating cell spreading, and differentiation (6–8). This provides a mechanism for mimicking natural cell-to-matrix interactions. Further sophistication in the control of cell interactions can be achieved by fabricating surfaces on which the spatial distribution of ligands is restricted to micron-scale pattern features (9–14). Patterning technology promises to facilitate spatially controlled tissue engineering with applications in the regeneration of highly organized tissues. These new applications require the formation of ligand patterns on biocompatible and biodegradable templates, which control tissue regeneration processes, before removal by metabolism. We have developed a method of generating micron-scale patterns of any biotinylated ligand on the surface of a biodegradable block copolymer, polylactide-poly(ethylene glycol). The technique achieves control of biomolecule deposition with nanometer precision. Spatial control over cell development has been observed when using these templates to culture bovine aortic endothelial cells and PC12 nerve cells. Furthermore, neurite extension on the biodegradable polymer surface is directed by pattern features composed of peptides containing the IKVAV sequence (15, 16), suggesting that directional control over nerve regeneration on biodegradable biomaterials can be achieved.—Patel, N., Padera, R., Sanders, G. H. W., Cannizzaro, S. M., Davies, M. C., Langer, R., Roberts, C. J., Tendler, S. J. B., Williams, P. M., and Shakesheff, K. M. Spatially controlled cell engineering on biodegradable polymer surfaces. FASEB J. 12, 1447–1454 (1998)

Key Words: tissue engineering • neurite extension • integrins • patterning

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