User-friendly universal and durable subcellular-scaled template for protein binding: Application to single-cell patterning

Jae Won Jang, John M. Collins, Saju Nettikadan

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Abstract

A new method for subcellular-sized protein patterning on a SiOx substrate is demonstrated by dip-pen nanolithography printed aldehyde-terminated alkylsilane template. The aldehyde-silane template is stable and durable; for example, subcellular scaled IgG protein array can be obtained using one-year old aldehyde-silane template. Moreover, single cell patterning is successfully carried out by extracellular material (ECM) protein microarray and nanoarray fabricated on an aldehyde-silane template. With more than half of chance, single- or double-cells are successfully attached on fibronectin protein nanoarrays in 21 × 21 μm 2 (7 × 7 dot array) and 42 × 42 μm2 (14 × 14 dot array). The fibronectin nanoarray with small area (21 × 21 μm2) shows the more rate of single cell attachment. Therefore, it is also demonstrated that cell patterning can be controlled by adjusting the nanostructure of ECM materials.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5840-5845
Number of pages6
JournalAdvanced Functional Materials
Volume23
Issue number47
DOIs
StatePublished - 17 Dec 2013

Keywords

  • aldehyde-amine reaction
  • cell patterning
  • dip-pen nanolithography
  • nanostructures
  • protein patterning

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