Issue 23, 2016

Capturing red blood cells from the blood by lectin recognition on a glycopolymer-patterned surface

Abstract

A newly glycopolymer-patterned surface for capturing red blood cells (RBCs) is demonstrated. Our strategy is based on the surface-initiated photopolymerization of 2-acryl-amido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid (AMPS) on a thermoplastic elastomer, the patterning of poly(D-gluconamidoethyl methacrylate) (PGAMA, glycopolymer) micro-domains on the PAMPS layer with photomask-assisted photolithography, followed by the generation of a phytohemagglutinin (PHA) array on the patterned surface through lectin–carbohydrate recognition. We demonstrate that the bi-component polymer-patterned surface with high lateral resolution is successfully fabricated; the PAMPS layer with patterned glycopolymer domains remains hydrophilic to resist non-specific plasma protein adsorption and cell adhesion; the PHA array on the patterned PGAMA domains induces nearly no platelet adhesion on the patterned surface, but shows high capability for capturing RBCs in the blood, and in addition, the captured RBCs maintain cellular integrity and function. Our work presented herein not only paves a new way for capturing RBCs from the blood, but also establishes a basic principle to capture non-adherent cells in the blood or biological fluid without damage.

Graphical abstract: Capturing red blood cells from the blood by lectin recognition on a glycopolymer-patterned surface

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
08 Mar 2016
Accepted
10 May 2016
First published
11 May 2016

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2016,4, 4130-4137

Capturing red blood cells from the blood by lectin recognition on a glycopolymer-patterned surface

C. Zhao, Q. Shi, J. Hou, Z. Xin, J. Jin, C. Li, S. Wong and J. Yin, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2016, 4, 4130 DOI: 10.1039/C6TB00606J

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