Micropatterning of cell-repellent polymer on a glass substrate for the highly resolved virus microarray

Langmuir. 2006 Dec 19;22(26):10889-92. doi: 10.1021/la0622469.

Abstract

The development of a simple and easily accessible method to control cellular behavior under a spatially controlled surface is critical for fundamental studies in biotechnology. We fabricated a microarray of Spodoptera frugiperda 9 (Sf9) cells on a glass surface by microcontact printing cell-repellent polymeric molecules of poly(ethylene glycol)-branched-poly(methyl methacrylate) as a template for cell micropatterning. The polymer micropatterns enabled the stable confinement of Sf9 cells on the surface, resulting in the formation of a cell microarray. Subsequently, the patterned Sf9 cells were infected with recombinant baculovirus modified with green fluorescent protein (GFP) to form a virus microarray, and GFP expression in the virus microarray was verified with confocal fluorescence microscopy.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Baculoviridae* / genetics
  • Cell Line
  • Glass / chemistry
  • Microarray Analysis* / methods
  • Microscopy, Confocal
  • Polyethylene Glycols / chemistry*
  • Polymethyl Methacrylate / chemistry*
  • Spodoptera / cytology*
  • Spodoptera / genetics
  • Spodoptera / virology

Substances

  • Polyethylene Glycols
  • Polymethyl Methacrylate