Abstract

We are studying two material factors that may affect angiogenesis. The first, porosity, is based upon previous in vivo work that demonstrated a correlation between porosity and the number of vascular structures located close to the material. The second is coating the material with molecules, such as extracellular or matrix proteins. For example, we are currently immobilizing a peptide from SPARC that has shown angiogenic activity in vivo. To facilitate these studies, we are developing in vitro assays to study angiogenesis in the context of a biomaterial. For example, we have developed an assay to measure migration, a crucial step in angiogenesis. A teflon fence is used to grow endothelial cells to confluence in a well-defined area on the material. Once the fence is removed, the migration on various surfaces can be measured. ESCA is used to characterize the composition and chemistry of the surfaces.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Type
Biotechnology Resource Grants (P41)
Project #
5P41RR001296-18
Application #
6656591
Study Section
Project Start
2002-09-01
Project End
2003-08-31
Budget Start
Budget End
Support Year
18
Fiscal Year
2002
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
University of Washington
Department
Type
DUNS #
135646524
City
Seattle
State
WA
Country
United States
Zip Code
98195

  Publications

Tyler, Bonnie J; Peterson, Richard E (2013) Dead-time correction for time-of-flight secondary-ion mass spectral images: a critical issue in multivariate image analysis. Surf Interface Anal 45:475-478
Tyler, B J; Bruening, C; Rangaranjan, S et al. (2011) TOF-SIMS imaging of adsorbed proteins on topographically complex surfaces with Bi(3) (+) primary ions. Biointerphases 6:135
Medzihradszky, Katalin F (2008) Characterization of site-specific N-glycosylation. Methods Mol Biol 446:293-316
Medzihradszky, Katalin F (2005) Peptide sequence analysis. Methods Enzymol 402:209-44
Sanders, Joan E; Lamont, Sarah E; Karchin, Ari et al. (2005) Fibro-porous meshes made from polyurethane micro-fibers: effects of surface charge on tissue response. Biomaterials 26:813-8
Medzihradszky, Katalin F (2005) In-solution digestion of proteins for mass spectrometry. Methods Enzymol 405:50-65
Medzihradszky, Katalin F (2005) Characterization of protein N-glycosylation. Methods Enzymol 405:116-38
Cheng, Xuanhong; Wang, Yanbing; Hanein, Yael et al. (2004) Novel cell patterning using microheater-controlled thermoresponsive plasma films. J Biomed Mater Res A 70:159-68
Wagner, Victoria E; Koberstein, Jeffrey T; Bryers, James D (2004) Protein and bacterial fouling characteristics of peptide and antibody decorated surfaces of PEG-poly(acrylic acid) co-polymers. Biomaterials 25:2247-63
Tsai, W B; Shi, Q; Grunkemeier, J M et al. (2004) Platelet adhesion to radiofrequency glow-discharge-deposited fluorocarbon polymers preadsorbed with selectively depleted plasmas show the primary role of fibrinogen. J Biomater Sci Polym Ed 15:817-40

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