Issue 44, 2019

Novel cationic tannin/glycosaminoglycan-based polyelectrolyte multilayers promote stem cells adhesion and proliferation

Abstract

Modifying materials with biocompatible surface coatings is an important method for controlling cell responses to biomaterials. In this work, tanfloc (TN), a cationic tannin-derivative polymer was assembled with heparin (HEP) and chondroitin sulfate (CS), using the layer-by-layer (LbL) approach, to build polyelectrolyte multilayers (PEMs) and to design cytocompatible coatings. LbL deposition was monitored through Fourier-transform surface plasmon resonance, and characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy, and contact angle measurements. The response of human adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) was evaluated in vitro. All of the TN-containing PEMs exhibit cytocompatibility and support adhesion, proliferation, and the spreading of ADSCs after 7 days of culture. HEP–TN PEM assembly with 11 layers (HEP–TN11) supports the greatest rate of cell proliferation. When TN is the terminal layer of the PEM, the surfaces promote the spreading of ADSCs, indicating that the surface charge and PEM terminal layer are key determinants of the microenvironmental niche that control cellular response. The promotion of stem cell attachment and proliferation makes these surface coatings potentially useful for biomedical implants and regenerative medicine.

Graphical abstract: Novel cationic tannin/glycosaminoglycan-based polyelectrolyte multilayers promote stem cells adhesion and proliferation

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
23 Mai 2019
Accepted
29 Jul 2019
First published
19 Aug 2019
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

RSC Adv., 2019,9, 25836-25846

Novel cationic tannin/glycosaminoglycan-based polyelectrolyte multilayers promote stem cells adhesion and proliferation

P. C. F. da Câmara, R. C. Balaban, M. Hedayati, K. C. Popat, A. F. Martins and M. J. Kipper, RSC Adv., 2019, 9, 25836 DOI: 10.1039/C9RA03903A

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