Volume 103, Issue 3 pp. 919-928
Original Article

Enhancement of adhesion and promotion of osteogenic differentiation of human adipose stem cells by poled electroactive poly(vinylidene fluoride)

Jenita Pärssinen

Jenita Pärssinen

BioMediTech, University of Tampere, Tampere, 33014 Finland

Fimlab Laboratories Ltd., Tampere, 33520 Finland

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Henrik Hammarén

Henrik Hammarén

BioMediTech, University of Tampere, Tampere, 33014 Finland

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Rolle Rahikainen

Rolle Rahikainen

BioMediTech, University of Tampere, Tampere, 33014 Finland

Fimlab Laboratories Ltd., Tampere, 33520 Finland

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Vitor Sencadas

Vitor Sencadas

Center/Department of Physics, University of Minho, Braga, 4710-057 Portugal

Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Campus do IPCA, Barcelos, 4750-810 Portugal

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Clarisse Ribeiro

Clarisse Ribeiro

Center/Department of Physics, University of Minho, Braga, 4710-057 Portugal

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Sari Vanhatupa

Sari Vanhatupa

BioMediTech, University of Tampere, Tampere, 33014 Finland

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Susanna Miettinen

Susanna Miettinen

BioMediTech, University of Tampere, Tampere, 33014 Finland

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Senentxu Lanceros-Méndez

Senentxu Lanceros-Méndez

Center/Department of Physics, University of Minho, Braga, 4710-057 Portugal

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Vesa P. Hytönen

Corresponding Author

Vesa P. Hytönen

BioMediTech, University of Tampere, Tampere, 33014 Finland

Fimlab Laboratories Ltd., Tampere, 33520 Finland

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First published: 16 May 2014
Citations: 74

Abstract

Poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) is a biocompatible material with excellent electroactive properties. Nonelectroactive α-PVDF and electroactive β-PVDF were used to investigate the substrate polarization and polarity influence on the focal adhesion (FA) size and number as well as on human adipose stem cells (hASCs) differentiation. hASCs were cultured on different PVDF surfaces adsorbed with fibronectin and FA size and number, total adhesion area, cell size, cell aspect ratio and FA density were estimated using cells expressing vinculin fused to enhanced green fluorescent protein. Osteogenic differentiation was also determined using a quantitative alkaline phosphatase assay. The surface charge of the poled PVDF films (positive or negative) influenced the hydrophobicity of the samples, leading to variations in the conformation of adsorbed extracellular matrix proteins, which ultimately modulated the stem cell adhesion on the films and induced their osteogenic differentiation. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part A: 103A: 919–928, 2015.

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