PMID- 36714333 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20230202 IS - 2452-199X (Electronic) IS - 2452-199X (Linking) VI - 24 DP - 2023 Jun TI - Artificial cilia for soft and stable surface covalent immobilization of bone morphogenetic protein-2. PG - 551-562 LID - 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2022.12.029 [doi] AB - Preservation of growth factor sensitivity and bioactivity (e.g., bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2)) post-immobilization to tissue engineering scaffolds remains a great challenge. Here, we develop a stable and soft surface modification strategy to address this issue. BMP-2 (a model growth factor) is covalently immobilized onto homogeneous poly (glycidyl methacrylate) (PGMA) polymer brushes which are grafted onto substrate surfaces (Au, quartz glass, silica wafer, or common biomaterials) via surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization. This surface modification method multiplies the functionalized interfacial area; it is simple, fast, gentle, and has little effect on the loaded protein owing to the cilia motility. The immobilized BMP-2 (i-BMP-2) on the surface of homogeneous PGMA polymer brushes exhibits excellent bioactivity (⁓87% bioactivity of free BMP-2 in vitro and 20%-50% higher than scaffolds with free BMP-2 in vivo), with conformation and secondary structure well-preserved after covalent immobilization and ethanol sterilization. Moreover, the osteogenic activity of i-BMP-2 on the nanoline pattern (PGMA-poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)) shows ⁓110% bioactivity of free BMP-2. This is superior compared to conventional protein covalent immobilization strategies in terms of both bioactivity preservation and therapeutic efficacy. PGMA polymer brushes can be used to modify surfaces of different tissue-engineered scaffolds, which facilitates in situ immobilization of growth factors, and accelerates repair of a wide range of tissue types. CI - (c) 2022 The Authors. FAU - Gan, Qi AU - Gan Q AD - Laboratory for Advanced Interfacial Materials and Devices, School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, 99077, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China. AD - Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, PR China. FAU - Chen, Lina AU - Chen L AD - Laboratory for Advanced Interfacial Materials and Devices, School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, 99077, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China. FAU - Bei, Ho-Pan AU - Bei HP AD - Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China. FAU - Ng, Sze-Wing AU - Ng SW AD - Laboratory for Advanced Interfacial Materials and Devices, School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, 99077, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China. FAU - Guo, Han AU - Guo H AD - Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201204, PR China. FAU - Liu, Guoqiang AU - Liu G AD - Laboratory for Advanced Interfacial Materials and Devices, School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, 99077, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China. FAU - Pan, Hao AU - Pan H AD - Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, PR China. FAU - Liu, Changsheng AU - Liu C AD - Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, PR China. FAU - Zhao, Xin AU - Zhao X AD - Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China. FAU - Zheng, Zijian AU - Zheng Z AD - Laboratory for Advanced Interfacial Materials and Devices, School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, 99077, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China. AD - Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, Faculty of Science, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, 99077, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230112 PL - China TA - Bioact Mater JT - Bioactive materials JID - 101685294 PMC - PMC9845954 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Bioactivity OT - Poly (glycidyl methacrylate) OT - Polymer brush OT - Protein immobilization OT - Surface modification COIS- The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. EDAT- 2023/01/31 06:00 MHDA- 2023/01/31 06:01 PMCR- 2023/01/12 CRDT- 2023/01/30 04:28 PHST- 2022/08/30 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/12/29 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/12/29 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/01/30 04:28 [entrez] PHST- 2023/01/31 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/01/31 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2023/01/12 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S2452-199X(22)00525-4 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2022.12.029 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Bioact Mater. 2023 Jan 12;24:551-562. doi: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2022.12.029. eCollection 2023 Jun.