PMID- 31116499 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200903 LR - 20231013 IS - 1552-4965 (Electronic) IS - 1549-3296 (Print) IS - 1549-3296 (Linking) VI - 107 IP - 10 DP - 2019 Oct TI - Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry three-dimensional imaging of surface modifications in poly(caprolactone) scaffold pores. PG - 2195-2204 LID - 10.1002/jbm.a.36729 [doi] AB - Scaffolds composed of synthetic polymers such as poly(caprolactone) (PCL) are widely used for the support and repair of tissues in biomedicine. Pores are common features in scaffolds as they facilitate cell penetration. Various surface modifications can be performed to promote key biological responses to these scaffolds. However, verifying the chemistry of these materials post surface modification is problematic due to the combination of three-dimensional (3D) topography and surface sensitivity. Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) is commonly used to correlate surface chemistry with cell response. In this study, 3D imaging mass spectrometry analysis of surface modified synthetic polymer scaffolds is demonstrated using PCL porous scaffold, a pore filling polymer sample preparation, and 3D imaging ToF-SIMS. We apply a simple sample preparation procedure, filling the scaffold pores with a poly(vinyl alcohol)/glycerol mixture to remove topographic influence on image quality. This filling method allows the scaffold (PCL) and filler secondary ions to be reconstructed into a 3D chemical image of the pore. Furthermore, we show that surface modifications in the pores of synthetic polymer scaffolds can be mapped in 3D. Imaging of "dry" and "wet" surface modifications is demonstrated as well as a comparison of surface modifications with relatively strong ToF-SIMS peaks (fluorocarbon films [FC]) and to more biologically relevant surface modification of a protein (bovine serum albumin [BSA]). We demonstrate that surface modifications can be imaged in 3D showing that characteristic secondary ions associated with FC and BSA are associated with C(3) F(8) plasma treatment and BSA, respectively within the pore. CI - (c) 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. FAU - Taylor, Michael J AU - Taylor MJ AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6926-3720 AD - NESAC/BIO, Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. FAU - Graham, Daniel J AU - Graham DJ AD - NESAC/BIO, Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. FAU - Gamble, Lara J AU - Gamble LJ AD - NESAC/BIO, Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. LA - eng GR - P41 EB002027/EB/NIBIB NIH HHS/United States GR - NESACBIO NIH P41 EB002027/EB/NIBIB NIH HHS/United States GR - NNCI-1542101/National Science Foundation/International PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20190602 PL - United States TA - J Biomed Mater Res A JT - Journal of biomedical materials research. Part A JID - 101234237 RN - 0 (Fluorocarbons) RN - 0 (Plasma Gases) RN - 0 (Polyesters) RN - 24980-41-4 (polycaprolactone) RN - 27432CM55Q (Serum Albumin, Bovine) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cattle MH - Fluorocarbons/chemistry MH - *Imaging, Three-Dimensional MH - Photoelectron Spectroscopy MH - Plasma Gases/chemistry MH - Polyesters/*chemistry MH - Porosity MH - Serum Albumin, Bovine/chemistry MH - *Spectrometry, Mass, Secondary Ion MH - Surface Properties MH - Tissue Scaffolds/*chemistry PMC - PMC6690353 MID - NIHMS1032441 OTO - NOTNLM OT - 3D OT - ToF-SIMS OT - XPS OT - imaging OT - scaffold OT - surface modifications EDAT- 2019/05/23 06:00 MHDA- 2020/09/04 06:00 PMCR- 2020/10/01 CRDT- 2019/05/23 06:00 PHST- 2019/02/08 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/05/14 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/05/20 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/05/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/09/04 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/05/23 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/10/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1002/jbm.a.36729 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Biomed Mater Res A. 2019 Oct;107(10):2195-2204. doi: 10.1002/jbm.a.36729. Epub 2019 Jun 2.