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Authors Psarra, E. ; König, U. ; Müller, M. ; Bittrich, E. ; Eichhorn, K.-J. ; Welzel, P. ; Stamm, M. ; Uhlmann, P.
Title In situ monitoring of linear RGD-Peptide bioconjugation with nanoscale polymer brushes
Date 08.08.2017
Number 52348
Abstract Bioinspired materials mimicking the native extracellular matrix environment are promising for biotechnological applications. Particularly, modular biosurface engineering based on the functionalization of stimuli-responsive polymer brushes with peptide sequences can be used for the development of smart surfaces with biomimetic cues. The key aspect of this study is the in situ monitoring and analytical verification of the biofunctionalization process on the basis of three complementary analytical techniques. In situ spectroscopic ellipsometry was used to quantify the amount of chemisorbed GRGDS at both the homopolymer poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) brush and the binary poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAAm)–PAA brushes, which was finally confirmed by an acidic hydrolysis combined with a subsequent reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography analysis. In situ attenuated total reflection-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy provided a step-by-step detection of the biofunctionalization process so that an optimized protocol for the bioconjugation of GRGDS could be identified. The optimized protocol was used to create a temperature-responsive binary brush with a high amount of chemisorbed GRGDS, which is a promising candidate for the temperature-sensitive control of GRGDS presentation in further cell-instructive studies.
Publisher ACS Omega
Wikidata
Citation ACS Omega 2 (2017) 946-958
DOI https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.6b00450
Tags adsorption peptides and proteins polymer brushes thermal properties

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