PMID- 37582232 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230912 LR - 20230912 IS - 2373-9878 (Electronic) IS - 2373-9878 (Linking) VI - 9 IP - 9 DP - 2023 Sep 11 TI - Effect of Structural Elements of Heparin-Mimicking Polymers on Vascular Cell Distribution and Functions: Chemically Homogeneous or Heterogeneous? PG - 5304-5311 LID - 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.3c00860 [doi] AB - Heparin-mimicking polymers (HMPs) are artificially synthesized alternatives to heparin with comparable regulatory effects on protein adsorption and cell behavior. By introducing two major structural elements of HMPs (sulfonate- and glyco-containing units) to different areas of material surfaces, heterogeneous surfaces patterned with different HMPs and homogeneous surfaces patterned with the same HMPs can be obtained. In this work, heterogeneous HMP-patterned poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) surfaces with sulfonate-containing polySS (pS) and glyco-containing polyMAG (pM) distributed in circular patterns (with a diameter of 300 mum) were prepared (S-M and M-S). Specifically, pS and pM were distributed inside and outside the circles on S-M, respectively, and exchanged their distribution on M-S. Homogeneous HMP-patterned silicone surfaces (SM-SM) where sulfonate- and glyco-containing poly(SS-co-MAG) (pSM) were distributed uniformly were prepared. Vascular cells showed interestingly different behaviors between chemically homogeneous and heterogeneous surfaces. They tended to grow in the sulfonate-modified area on S-M and M-S and were distributed uniformly on SM-SM. Compared with M-S, S-M showed a better promoting effect on the growth of vascular cells. Among all the samples, SM-SM exhibited the highest proliferation density and an optimum spreading state of vascular cells, as well as the highest human umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVEC) viability ( approximately 99%) and relatively low human umbilical vein smooth muscle cell (HUVSMC) viability ( approximately 72%). By heterogeneous or homogeneous patterning with different structural elements of HMPs, the modified silicone surfaces spatially guided vascular cell distribution and functions. This strategy provides a new surface engineering approach to the study of cell-HMP interactions. FAU - Lei, Jiao AU - Lei J AD - State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, 199 Ren-Ai Road, Suzhou 215123, P.R. China. FAU - Sun, Wei AU - Sun W AD - State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, 199 Ren-Ai Road, Suzhou 215123, P.R. China. FAU - Sheng, Denghai AU - Sheng D AD - State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, 199 Ren-Ai Road, Suzhou 215123, P.R. China. FAU - Wang, Sujian AU - Wang S AD - State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, 199 Ren-Ai Road, Suzhou 215123, P.R. China. FAU - Liu, Xiaoli AU - Liu X AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1686-3292 AD - State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, 199 Ren-Ai Road, Suzhou 215123, P.R. China. FAU - Zhao, Tingting AU - Zhao T AD - Jiangsu Biosurf Biotech Company Ltd., Building 26, Dongjing Industrial Square, No. 1, Jintian Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou 215123, P.R. China. FAU - Chen, Hong AU - Chen H AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7799-4961 AD - State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, 199 Ren-Ai Road, Suzhou 215123, P.R. China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20230815 PL - United States TA - ACS Biomater Sci Eng JT - ACS biomaterials science & engineering JID - 101654670 RN - 9005-49-6 (Heparin) RN - 0 (Polymers) RN - 0 (Silicones) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - *Heparin/pharmacology/chemistry MH - *Polymers/pharmacology/chemistry MH - Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells MH - Silicones/pharmacology OTO - NOTNLM OT - cell-surface interactions OT - heparin-mimicking polymers OT - heterogeneous patterns OT - homogeneous patterns OT - vascular cell behavior EDAT- 2023/08/15 18:42 MHDA- 2023/09/12 06:41 CRDT- 2023/08/15 15:53 PHST- 2023/09/12 06:41 [medline] PHST- 2023/08/15 18:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/08/15 15:53 [entrez] AID - 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.3c00860 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - ACS Biomater Sci Eng. 2023 Sep 11;9(9):5304-5311. doi: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.3c00860. Epub 2023 Aug 15.