Engineering the Cellular Microenvironment: Integrating Three-Dimensional Nontopographical and Two-Dimensional Biochemical Cues for Precise Control of Cellular Behavior

Einollah Sarikhani, Dhivya Pushpa Meganathan, Anne Kathrine Kure Larsen, Keivan Rahmani, Ching Ting Tsai, Chih Hao Lu, Abel Marquez-Serrano, Leah Sadr, Xiao Li, Mingdong Dong, Francesca Santoro, Bianxiao Cui, Lasse Hyldgaard Klausen*, Zeinab Jahed*

*Corresponding author af dette arbejde

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Abstract

The development of biomaterials capable of regulating cellular processes and guiding cell fate decisions has broad implications in tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, and cell-based assays for drug development and disease modeling. Recent studies have shown that three-dimensional (3D) nanoscale physical cues such as nanotopography can modulate various cellular processes like adhesion and endocytosis by inducing nanoscale curvature on the plasma and nuclear membranes. Two-dimensional (2D) biochemical cues such as protein micropatterns can also regulate cell function and fate by controlling cellular geometries. Development of biomaterials with precise control over nanoscale physical and biochemical cues can significantly influence programming cell function and fate. In this study, we utilized a laser-assisted micropatterning technique to manipulate the 2D architectures of cells on 3D nanopillar platforms. We performed a comprehensive analysis of cellular and nuclear morphology and deformation on both nanopillar and flat substrates. Our findings demonstrate the precise engineering of single cell architectures through 2D micropatterning on nanopillar platforms. We show that the coupling between the nuclear and cell shape is disrupted on nanopillar surfaces compared to flat surfaces. Furthermore, our results suggest that cell elongation on nanopillars enhances nanopillar-induced endocytosis. We believe our platform serves as a versatile tool for further explorations into programming cell function and fate through combined physical cues that create nanoscale curvature on cell membranes and biochemical cues that control the geometry of the cell.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftACS Nano
Vol/bind18
Nummer29
Sider (fra-til)19064-19076
Antal sider13
ISSN1936-0851
DOI
StatusUdgivet - jul. 2024

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