Spatially controlled photochemical peptide and polymer conjugation on biosurfaces

Biomacromolecules. 2013 Dec 9;14(12):4340-50. doi: 10.1021/bm401274v. Epub 2013 Nov 12.

Abstract

An efficient phototriggered Diels-Alder conjugation is utilized to graft in an effective and straightforward approach poly(trifluoro ethyl methacrylate) (Mn = 3700 Da, Đ = 1.27) and a model peptide (GIGKFLHS) onto thin hyaluronan films and cellulose surfaces. The surfaces were functionalized with an o-quinodimethane moiety - capable of releasing a caged diene - via carbodiimide mediated coupling. The o-quinodimethane group is employed as a photoactive linker to tether predefined peptide/polymer strands in a spatially controlled manner onto the biosurface by photoenol ligation. An in-depth characterization employing XPS, ToF-SIMS, SPR, ellipsometry, and AFM was conducted to evidence the effectiveness of the presented approach.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Cellulose / analogs & derivatives*
  • Cellulose / chemical synthesis*
  • Coated Materials, Biocompatible / chemical synthesis*
  • Cross-Linking Reagents / chemistry
  • Humans
  • Hyaluronic Acid / chemistry
  • Microscopy, Atomic Force
  • Peptide Fragments / chemistry*
  • Photochemical Processes
  • Polymethacrylic Acids / chemical synthesis*
  • Surface Plasmon Resonance
  • Surface Properties
  • Tissue Engineering

Substances

  • Coated Materials, Biocompatible
  • Cross-Linking Reagents
  • Peptide Fragments
  • Polymethacrylic Acids
  • Cellulose
  • Hyaluronic Acid