Probing neural cell behaviors through micro-/nano-patterned chitosan substrates

Chun Yen Sung, Chung Yao Yang, Wen Shiang Chen, Yang Kao Wang, J. Andrew Yeh, Chao Min Cheng

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摘要

In this study, we describe the development of surface-modified chitosan substrates to examine topographically related Neuro-2a cell behaviors. Different functional groups can be modified on chitosan surfaces to probe Neuro-2a cell morphology. To prepare chitosan substrates with micro/nano-scaled features, we demonstrated an easy-to-handle method that combined photolithography, inductively coupled plasma reactive ion etching, Ag nanoparticle-assisted etching, and solution casting. The results show that Neuro-2a cells preferred to adhere to a flat chitosan surface rather than a nanotextured chitosan surface as evidenced by greater immobilization and differentiation, suggesting that surface topography is crucial for neural patterning. In addition, we developed chitosan substrates with different geometric patterns and flat region depth; this allowed us to re-arrange or re-pattern Neuro-2a cell colonies at desired locations. We found that a polarity-induced micropattern provided the most suitable surface pattern for promoting neural network formation on a chitosan substrate. The cellular polarity of single Neuro-2a cell spreading correlated to a diamond-like geometry and neurite outgrowth was induced from the corners toward the grooves of the structures. This study provide greater insight into neurobiology, including neurotransmitter screening, electrophysiological stimulation platforms, and biomedical engineering.

原文English
文章編號045007
期刊Biofabrication
7
發行號4
DOIs
出版狀態Published - 2015 12月 18

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • 生物技術
  • 生物工程
  • 生物化學
  • 生物材料
  • 生物醫學工程

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