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Quantifying fibronectin adhesion with nanoscale spatial resolution on glycosaminoglycan doped polypyrrole using Atomic Force Microscopy
Authors:Amy Gelmi  Michael J Higgins  Gordon G Wallace
Institution:ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science (ACES), Intelligent Polymer Research Institute (IPRI), AIIM Facility, Innovation Campus, University of Wollongong, Squires Way, Fairy Meadow, NSW, 2519, Australia
Abstract:

Background

The interaction of ECM proteins is critical in determining the performance of materials used in biomedical applications such as tissue regeneration, implantable bionics and biosensing.

Methods

To improve our understanding of ECM protein–conducting polymer interactions, we have used Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) to elucidate the interactions of fibronectin (FN) on polypyrrole (PPy) doped with different glycosaminoglycans.

Results

We were able to classify four main types of FN interactions, including those related to 1) non-specific adhesion, 2) protein unfolding and subsequent unbinding from the surface, 3) desorption and 4) interactions with no adhesion. FN adhesion on PPy/hyaluronic acid showed a significantly lower density of surface adhesion with the adhesion restricted to nodule structures, as opposed to their peripheries, of the polymer morphology. In contrast, PPy/chondroitin sulfate showed a significantly higher density of surface adhesion to the point where the distribution of adhesion effectively masked the topography. Through conductive AFM imaging, we found that the conductive regions correlated with regions of FN adhesion.

Conclusions

Given that the conductivity requires doping of the polymer, these findings suggest that FN adhesion is mediated by interactions with chondroitin sulfate and hyaluronic acid at the polymer surface and may be indicative of specific interactions due to contributions from electrostatic attraction between the FN and sulfate/anionic groups of the dopants.

General significance

This study demonstrates the ability of AFM to resolve the protein–conducting polymer interactions at the molecular and nanoscale level, which will be important for interfacing these polymer materials with biological systems. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled Organic Bioelectronics — Novel Applications in Biomedicine.
Keywords:Conducting polymer  Polypyrrole  Atomic Force Microscopy  Protein adhesion  Fibronectin
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