Effects of plasma treatment to nanofibers on initial cell adhesion and cell morphology.
Poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA) nanofibers were fabricated by electrospinning and treated with O2 plasma. The surface properties of PLLA nanofibers before and after plasma treatment were characterized by water contact angle measurement and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). It was found that the hydrophilicity of PLLA nanofibers was improved and the amount of oxygen-containing groups increased after plasma treatment. Initial cell adhesion was evaluated by cell capture efficiency based on the cell count method. The results showed that initial porcine mesenchymal stem cells (pMSCs) adhesion to plasma-treated nanofibers was significantly enhanced. Moreover, the morphology of pMSCs on PLLA nanofibers (PLLA NFS) and plasma-treated PLLA nanofibers (P-PLLA NFS) were observed by scanning electron microscope (SEM) after 10 min, 20 min, 30 min and 60 min cell adhesion. It was found that plasma treatment to electrospun nanofibers had a great effect on pMSCs morphology at earlier time points. Therefore, plasma treatment is an efficient surface modification strategy to improve cell adhesion in earlier culture time intervals. It may be a promising method in the design of novel tissue-engineered scaffolds.
State Key Lab for Modification of Chemical Fiber & Polymer Materials, College of Material Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, PR China; Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Lab, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, PR China.
Wei
W
Liu
Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Lab, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, PR China; College of Materials and Textile Engineering, Jiaxing University, Zhejiang 314001, PR China.
Jianchao
J
Zhan
State Key Lab for Modification of Chemical Fiber & Polymer Materials, College of Material Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, PR China; Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Lab, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, PR China.
Yan
Y
Su
Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Lab, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, PR China.
Tong
T
Wu
Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Lab, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, PR China.
Chunchen
C
Wu
HEM Laboratories, National University of Singapore, Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Initiative (NUSNNI), 2 Engineering Drive 3, 117576, Singapore.
Seeram
S
Ramakrishna
State Key Lab for Modification of Chemical Fiber & Polymer Materials, College of Material Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, PR China; Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Lab, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, PR China. Electronic address: xmm@dhu.edu.cn.
Xiumei
X
Mo
Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Salem S
SS
Al-Deyab
Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt.
Mohamed
M
El-Newehy
D000818:Animals; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000502:physiology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005260:Female; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000737:chemistry; D064347:Microscopy, Electrochemical, Scanning; D057139:Nanofibers / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D056951:Photoelectron Spectroscopy; D011091:Polyesters; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry; D013499:Surface Properties; D013552:Swine
D011091:Polyesters; D011108:Polymers; D019344:Lactic Acid; C033616:poly(lactide)
Electrospinning; Hydrophilicity; Initial cell adhesion; Nanofibrous mat; Plasma treatment