
ry capabilities of the monocyte-derived macro-
phage.
1,12–14
Moreover, persistent presence of the for-
eign material may support the cytokine-induced fu-
sion of macrophages to form multinucleated foreign
body giant cells (FBGC),
15–17
which can result in both
structural and functional failure of the implant. The
reactivity and versatility of inflammatory macro-
phages may impact the ability of a micropatterned
surface to control macrophage behavior in the same
manner as other cell types. Importantly, it is not
known if microprocessed copolymers can control det-
rimental FBGC formation.
In this study we utilized a hydrophobic polymer
surface that had three photograft copolymerized hy-
drophilic regions of distinct ionic character in conjunc-
tion with an in vitro cytokine-induced FBGC formation
protocol. The goals of this study were to elucidate the
effect of the micropatterned copolymers on critical
components of the development of the foreign body
reaction: human monocyte/macrophage adhesion, ad-
herent cell spreading, and macrophage fusion to form
FBGC.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Culture surface preparation
Graft-polymerized samples were prepared with a custom-
designed, semiautomatic apparatus for laboratory-scale
mass production as described elsewhere.
5,18
Poly(ethylene
terephthalate) (PET) films were coated with poly(benzyl
N,N-diethyldithiocarbamate-co-styrene) (BDEDTC). Poly-
acrylamide (PAAm); sodium salt of poly(acrylic acid)
(PAANa); and methiodide of poly(dimethylaminopropyl-
acrylamide), (DMAPAAmMeI) were then photograft copo-
lymerized to the BDEDTC surface in an orientation shown
schematically in Figure 1. After sequential graft polymeriza-
tion, samples were cut into circles with a carbon dioxide
laser cutter. The advancing water contact angles were mea-
sured for each surface (Table I).
At least 1 day before the monocytes were to be cultured,
sample disks were immersed briefly in ethanol and placed
into sterile 24-well tissue culture polystyrene plates. Auto-
clave-sterilized silicone rings were used to secure the disks
in the bottom of the wells. Plates were wrapped in alumi-
num foil and stored in a sterile hood until use. Sample wells
were rinsed twice with sterile Dulbecco’s phosphate-
buffered saline (PBS; GIBCO, Grand Island, NY) before the
monocytes were added to the wells.
Monocyte isolation and culture
Human blood monocytes were isolated from the venous
blood of unmedicated donors by a nonadherent, density
centrifugation method.
19
Isolated monocytes were judged
>97% viable by Trypan Blue exclusion and >80% pure by
staining for nonspecific esterase and peroxidase. Monocytes
were suspended in a medium of RPMI-1640 (GIBCO) con-
taining 25% autologous serum and an antibiotic and anti-
mycotic mixture (GIBCO). Five × 10
5
monocytes in 0.5 mL of
medium were added to each sample well and were allowed
to adhere for2hat37°C in a humidified atmosphere of 95%
air and 5% CO
2
. Nonadherent cells were removed by aspi-
rating the medium and rinsing the wells with warmed
(37°C) PBS, and the remaining adherent monocytes were
covered with 1 mL per well of fresh medium. Cell results
termed day 0 were collected after this initial 2-h incubation.
On days 3 and 7 of incubation, the medium was replaced
with 25% heat-treated (56°C water bath for 1 h) autologous
serum in RPMI, and 10 ng/mL interleukin (IL)-13 (R & D
Systems, Minneapolis, MN) was added as indicated.
Samples were collected on days 0, 3, 7, and 10 by rinsing
the cultures twice with warmed (37°C) PBS and fixing for 5
min with methanol. Samples were stained with May–
Gru¨nwald/Giemsa as previously described
19
for light mi-
croscopic observation.
Evaluation of cell adhesion and FBGC formation
Cell adhesion was manually counted from three 40× ob-
jective fields for each condition, and results are expressed as
a percentage of the initial number of cultured cells (5 × 10
5
)
± the standard error of the mean (SEM, n = 3). Percent fusion
Figure 1. Photochemically microprocessed culture surface.
PET films were coated with poly(benzyl N,N-diethyldithio-
carbamate-co-styrene) (BDEDTC) and then photograft copo-
lymerized with polyacrylamide (PAAm); sodium salt of
poly(acrylic acid) (PAANa); and methiodide of poly(dimeth-
ylaminopropylacrylamide) (DMAPAAmMeI).
TABLE I
Evaluation of Photograft Copolymerized Polymer
Surface Chemistry
Polymer
Water Contact
Angle (°) Ionic Character
BDEDTC 83.4 ± 1.3 Nonionic
PAAm 31.6 ± 3.6 Nonionic
DMAPAAmMeI 29.2 ± 2.8 Cationic
PAANa 25.3 ± 3.3 Anionic
149MICROPATTERNED SURFACE CONTROL OF MC/M ADHESION AND FBGC FORMATION
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