Due to their resemblance to the fibrillar structure of the extracellular matrix, electrospun nanofibrous meshes are currently used as porous and mechanically stable scaffolds for cell culture. In this study, we propose an innovative methodology for growing peptide sequences directly onto the surface of electrospun nanofibers. To achieve this, electrospun fibers were produced from a poly(acrylic acid)/poly(vinyl alcohol) blend that was thermally crosslinked and subjected to a covalent coating of branched poly(ethylenimine). The exposed amino functionalities on the fiber surface were then used for the direct solid-phase synthesis of the RGD peptide sequence. In contrast to established strategies, mainly involving the grafting of pre-synthesized peptides onto the polymer chains before electrospinning or onto the nanofibers surface, this method allows for the concurrent synthesis and anchoring of peptides to the substrate, with potential applications in combinatorial chemistry. The incorporation of this integrin-binding motive significantly enhanced the nanofibers' ability to capture human cervical carcinoma (HeLa) cells, selected as a proof of concept to assess the functionalities of the developed material.
Liguori, A., Zhao, J., Di Gesù, R., De Marco, R., Gualandi, C., Calonghi, N., et al. (2024). Peptide direct growth on poly(acrylic acid)/poly(vinyl alcohol) electrospun fibers coated with branched poly(ethylenimine): A solid-phase approach for scaffolds biofunctionalization. COLLOIDS AND SURFACES. B, BIOINTERFACES, 241, 1-12 [10.1016/j.colsurfb.2024.114052].
Peptide direct growth on poly(acrylic acid)/poly(vinyl alcohol) electrospun fibers coated with branched poly(ethylenimine): A solid-phase approach for scaffolds biofunctionalization
Liguori, Anna;Zhao, Junwei;De Marco, Rossella;Gualandi, Chiara;Calonghi, Natalia;Gentilucci, Luca
;Focarete, Maria Letizia
2024
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Due to their resemblance to the fibrillar structure of the extracellular matrix, electrospun nanofibrous meshes are currently used as porous and mechanically stable scaffolds for cell culture. In this study, we propose an innovative methodology for growing peptide sequences directly onto the surface of electrospun nanofibers. To achieve this, electrospun fibers were produced from a poly(acrylic acid)/poly(vinyl alcohol) blend that was thermally crosslinked and subjected to a covalent coating of branched poly(ethylenimine). The exposed amino functionalities on the fiber surface were then used for the direct solid-phase synthesis of the RGD peptide sequence. In contrast to established strategies, mainly involving the grafting of pre-synthesized peptides onto the polymer chains before electrospinning or onto the nanofibers surface, this method allows for the concurrent synthesis and anchoring of peptides to the substrate, with potential applications in combinatorial chemistry. The incorporation of this integrin-binding motive significantly enhanced the nanofibers' ability to capture human cervical carcinoma (HeLa) cells, selected as a proof of concept to assess the functionalities of the developed material.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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