单位:[1]Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Sch Mech Sci & Engn, State Key Lab Digital Mfg Equipment & Technol, Wuhan, Peoples R China[2]Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Ctr Med Expt, Tongji Hosp, Tongji Med Coll, Wuhan, Peoples R China科研平台实验医学研究中心华中科技大学同济医学院附属同济医院[3]Sun Yat Sen Univ, Dept Cardiol, Sun Yat Sen Mem Hosp, Guangzhou, Peoples R China中山大学附属第二医院
Surface engineering of well-defined micro-nanoscale surface topographies on polymeric materials of microfluidic chip has been explored as a promising strategy for platelet function testing and clinical diagnostics. However, the current methodologies of constructing platelet-patterned surfaces require different bioactive ligands with laborious and complicated steps, and bioactive proteins are expensive and easy to deactivate. To address these issues, by selective exposure of the nanoparticles in a silica doped silicone and surface topography tuning via an ultraviolet laser, we introduced a simple, one-step, cost-effective strategy for tuning of different states of wetting characteristics simultaneously and serve as a thrombogenic polymer surface. Microscale in situ observations show that the specific micro-nano hierarchical structure and mechanism of extreme wettability conversion in turn trigger the platelet activation and aggregation. In-vitro investigations show that both the micro-topography and wettability of microchannel are important factors for fabricating blood compatible, or high thrombogenic materials. We expect such a simple, no-protein technique could serve as a low-cost platform for biomaterials and biosensors, and may lead to a new protein-free methodology for coagulation tests and clinical diagnosis.
基金:
National Natural Science Foundation of China [31400929, 51575216]; Guangzhou Science and Technology Plan Project (Livelihood Science and Technology) [201903010009]; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation Funded Project [2020M672332]; Advanced programs of Hubei human resources and technology [016100200]