title: Tailoring of surfaces with ultrathin polymer films for survival and growth of neurons in culture.
abstract: We have studied the adhesion, growth, and survival of dissociated cells of rat cerebellum onto glass surfaces derivatized with covalently bound ultrathin polymer layers. The surface coatings were prepared by growing polymer chains directly at the surfaces of solid substrates by using self-assembled monolayers of radical chain initiators. Methacrylate and acrylamide polymers with different polarities were covalently attached to the surfaces and the adhesion behaviour of the neuronal cells to these surfaces was studied. Best adhesion and neurite outgrowth properties were found using a positively charged polymer (poly(methacryloyl oxypropyl (trimethyl ammonium) bromide)). This 'grafting from' method for the generation of surface modifications can be used for tailoring the composition of the surface of the substrates. Our experiments demonstrate the potential of these layers for the design of polymeric surface coatings for long term stability of neuronal culture.
authors.affiliation: Frontier Research Program, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), Wako-shi, Saitama, Japan.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rühe
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yano
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Köberle
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Knoll
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Offenhäusser
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000187:drug effects; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002470:Cell Survival; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000166:cytology; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D005260:Female; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011689:Purkinje Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D011108:Polymers