PMID- 35888939 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220731 IS - 2072-666X (Print) IS - 2072-666X (Electronic) IS - 2072-666X (Linking) VI - 13 IP - 7 DP - 2022 Jul 15 TI - Fabrication of a Cell-Friendly Poly(dimethylsiloxane) Culture Surface via Polydopamine Coating. LID - 10.3390/mi13071122 [doi] LID - 1122 AB - In this study, we fabricated a poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) surface coated with polydopamine (PDA) to enhance cell adhesion. PDA is well known for improving surface adhesion on various surfaces due to the abundant reactions enabled by the phenyl, amine, and catechol groups contained within it. To confirm the successful surface coating with PDA, the water contact angle and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy were analyzed. Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) and human-bone-marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) were cultured on the PDA-coated PDMS surface to evaluate potential improvements in cell adhesion and proliferation. HUVECs were also cultured inside a cylindrical PDMS microchannel, which was constructed to mimic a human blood vessel, and their growth and performance were compared to those of cells grown inside a rectangular microchannel. This study provides a helpful perspective for building a platform that mimics in vivo environments in a more realistic manner. FAU - Yang, Da Hyun AU - Yang DH AD - Department of BioNano Technology, Gachon University, 1342 Seongnam-daero, Sujeong-gu, Seongnam-si 13120, Korea. FAU - Jung, Sangyong AU - Jung S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3017-1145 AD - Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore 138667, Singapore. AD - Department of Physiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117593, Singapore. FAU - Kim, Jae Young AU - Kim JY AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9323-3580 AD - Department of Life Science, Gachon University, 1342 Seongnam-daero, Sujeong-gu, Seongnam-si 13120, Korea. FAU - Lee, Nae Yoon AU - Lee NY AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5029-4009 AD - Department of BioNano Technology, Gachon University, 1342 Seongnam-daero, Sujeong-gu, Seongnam-si 13120, Korea. LA - eng GR - NRF 2020R1A2B5B01001971/National Research Foundation of Korea/ GR - GCU-202002700001/Gachon University/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220715 PL - Switzerland TA - Micromachines (Basel) JT - Micromachines JID - 101640903 PMC - PMC9315764 OTO - NOTNLM OT - cell adhesion OT - human umbilical vein endothelial cells OT - mesenchymal stem cells OT - poly(dimethylsiloxane) OT - polydopamine OT - vascular mimetics COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2022/07/28 06:00 MHDA- 2022/07/28 06:01 PMCR- 2022/07/15 CRDT- 2022/07/27 01:32 PHST- 2022/06/03 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/06/24 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/07/12 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/07/27 01:32 [entrez] PHST- 2022/07/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/07/28 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2022/07/15 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - mi13071122 [pii] AID - micromachines-13-01122 [pii] AID - 10.3390/mi13071122 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Micromachines (Basel). 2022 Jul 15;13(7):1122. doi: 10.3390/mi13071122.