PMID- 32921061 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210621 LR - 20210621 IS - 1520-5827 (Electronic) IS - 0743-7463 (Linking) VI - 36 IP - 39 DP - 2020 Oct 6 TI - How Nanotopography-Induced Conformational Changes of Fibrinogen Affect Platelet Adhesion and Activation. PG - 11573-11580 LID - 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c02094 [doi] AB - The conformational state of adsorbed human plasma fibrinogen (HPF) has been recognized as the determinant factor in platelet adhesion and thrombus formation on blood-contacting biomaterials. Studies have highlighted the ability to control the HPF conformation merely by tailoring surface nanotopographical features. However, a clear relationship between the conformational changes of adsorbed HPF and the degree of platelet adhesion and activation achieved with different surface nanotopographies is still unclear. Here, we examined HPF assembly characteristics on nanostructured polybutene-1 (PB-1) surfaces with nanosized lamellar crystals (LCs), needle-like crystals (NLCs), and a nanostructured high-density polyethylene (HDPE) surface with shish-kebab crystals (SKCs), at a biologically relevant HPF concentration. By exposing the nanostructured surfaces with preadsorbed HPF to human platelets, significant differences in platelet response on LCs/SKCs and NLCs were identified. The former presented a uniform monolayer in the advanced stage of activation, whereas the latter exhibited minimal adhesion and the early stage of activation. Distinct platelet response was related to the postadsorption conformational changes in HPF, which were confirmed by topography-dependent shifts of the amide I band in attenuated total reflection-Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) analysis. Supported by atomic force microscopy (AFM) characterization, we propose that the mechanism behind the nanotopography-induced HPF conformation is driven by the interplay between the aspect ratios of polymeric crystals and HPF. From the biomedical perspective, our work reveals that surface structuring in a nanoscale size regime can provide a fine-tuning mechanism to manipulate HPF conformation, which can be exploited for the design of thromboresistant biomaterials surfaces. FAU - Firkowska-Boden, Izabela AU - Firkowska-Boden I AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9924-0247 AD - Chair of Materials Science, Otto Schott Institute of Materials Research, Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Lobdergraben 32, 07743 Jena, Germany. FAU - Helbing, Christian AU - Helbing C AD - Chair of Materials Science, Otto Schott Institute of Materials Research, Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Lobdergraben 32, 07743 Jena, Germany. FAU - Dauben, Thomas J AU - Dauben TJ AD - Chair of Materials Science, Otto Schott Institute of Materials Research, Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Lobdergraben 32, 07743 Jena, Germany. FAU - Pieper, Maja AU - Pieper M AD - Chair of Materials Science, Otto Schott Institute of Materials Research, Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Lobdergraben 32, 07743 Jena, Germany. FAU - Jandt, Klaus D AU - Jandt KD AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7537-5603 AD - Chair of Materials Science, Otto Schott Institute of Materials Research, Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Lobdergraben 32, 07743 Jena, Germany. AD - Jena Center for Soft Matter, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena, Germany. AD - Jena School for Microbial Communication (JSMC), Neugasse 23, 07743 Jena, Germany. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20200925 PL - United States TA - Langmuir JT - Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids JID - 9882736 RN - 0 (Biocompatible Materials) RN - 9001-32-5 (Fibrinogen) SB - IM MH - Adsorption MH - Biocompatible Materials MH - Blood Platelets MH - *Fibrinogen MH - Humans MH - Platelet Activation MH - *Platelet Adhesiveness MH - Surface Properties EDAT- 2020/09/15 06:00 MHDA- 2021/06/22 06:00 CRDT- 2020/09/14 05:29 PHST- 2020/09/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/06/22 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/09/14 05:29 [entrez] AID - 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c02094 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Langmuir. 2020 Oct 6;36(39):11573-11580. doi: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c02094. Epub 2020 Sep 25.