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Photo-cross-linking of type I collagen gels in the presence of smooth muscle cells: mechanical properties, cell viability, and function.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12857069     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The effectiveness of photomediated cross-linking of type I collagen gels in the presence of rat aortic smooth muscle cells (RASMC) as a method to enhance gel mechanical properties while retaining native collagen triple helical structure and maintaining high cell viability was investigated. Collagen was chemically modified to incorporate an acrylate moiety. Collagen methacrylamide was cast into gels in the presence of a photoinitiator along with RASMC. The gels were cross-linked using visible light irradiation. Neither acrylate modification nor the cross-linking reaction altered collagen triple helical content. The cross-linking reaction, however, moved the denaturation temperature beyond the physiologic range. A twelve-fold increase in shear modulus was observed after cross-linking. Cell viability in the range of 70% (n = 4, p > 0.05) was observed in the photo-cross-linked gels. Moreover the cells were able to contract the cross-linked gel in a manner commensurate with that observed for natural type I collagen. Methacrylate-mediated photo-cross-linking is a facile route to improve mechanical properties of collagen gels in the presence of cells while maintaining high cell viability. This enhances the potential for type I collagen gels to be used as scaffolds for tissue engineering.
Authors:
William T Brinkman; Karthik Nagapudi; Benjamin S Thomas; Elliot L Chaikof
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Biomacromolecules     Volume:  4     ISSN:  1525-7797     ISO Abbreviation:  Biomacromolecules     Publication Date:    2003 Jul-Aug
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-07-14     Completed Date:  2004-08-30     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100892849     Medline TA:  Biomacromolecules     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  890-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Departments of Surgery and Biomedical Engineering, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acrylamides / metabolism
Animals
Aorta / cytology*
Cell Survival / radiation effects
Circular Dichroism
Collagen Type I / chemistry*,  radiation effects
Cross-Linking Reagents
Gels / chemistry*
Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / cytology*,  metabolism*,  radiation effects
Photochemistry / methods*
Protein Denaturation
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Rheology
Temperature
Tissue Engineering / methods*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Acrylamides; 0/Collagen Type I; 0/Cross-Linking Reagents; 0/Gels

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