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Stimuli-responsive polymer layers for advanced cell culture technologies

  • Brigitte Voit , Dirk Schmaljohann , Stefan Gramm , Mirko Nitschke and Carsten Werner
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International Journal of Materials Research
From the journal International Journal of Materials Research Volume 98 Issue 7

Abstract

A series of graft copolymers consisting of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) as a thermoresponsive component in the polymer backbone and poly(ethyleneglycol) side chains were immobilized as thin films on various substrates via low-pressure plasma treatment. The surface-immobilized hydrogels exhibit a transition from partially collapsed to completely swollen, which is in the range of 32 – 35 °C and corresponds to the lower critical solution temperature of the soluble polymers. Cell culture and detachment experiments were performed with mouse fibroblasts and human corneal endothelial cells under standard conditions. The hydrogel-coated supports were found to permit adhesion, spreading and proliferation of the cells and allowed for fast and effective temperature-dependent detachment of intact cell sheets of both cell types. Thus, these coatings offer an efficient method for growth and gentle harvesting of functional cellular assemblies for use in tissue engineering strategies.

Keywords: Responsive polymers; Functional polymers; Thin films; Bioactive surfaces; Cell cultures
* Correspondence address, Prof. Dr. Brigitte Voit Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V. Max-Bergmann-Zentrum für Biomaterialien Hohe Straße 6, D-01069 Dresden, Germany Tel.: +49 351 465 85 90 Fax: +49 351 465 89 65 E-mail:

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Received: 2007-2-23
Accepted: 2007-5-13
Published Online: 2013-05-23
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© 2007, Carl Hanser Verlag, München

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https://doi.org/10.3139/146.101517
Keywords for this article
Responsive polymers; Functional polymers; Thin films; Bioactive surfaces; Cell cultures

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  10. Re-determination of transition temperatures in the Fe–Al system by differential thermal analysis
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