An investigation of the initial attachment and orientation of osteoblast-like cells on laser grooved Ti-6Al-4V surfaces

J. Chen, J. P. Ulerich, E. Abelev, A. Fasasi, Craig B. Arnold, W. O. Soboyejo

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Abstract

This paper presents the results of an experimental study of the initial cell spreading and adhesion on longitudinally- and transversally-oriented micro-grooves produced by the laser irradiation of laser grooved Ti-6Al-4V surfaces. The initial spreading and orientations of human osteosarcoma (HOS) cells were observed and quantified after 15-min, 1-hour, 4-hour and 24-hour cell culture periods. Immuno-fluorescence staining of adhesion proteins (actin and vinculin) was then used to study the spreading and adhesion of HOS cells in 1 hour and 4 hour culture experiments. The initial cell adhesion was also quantified using enzymatic detachment tests. The results showed that cell spreading and adhesion were enhanced by longitudinally- and transversally-oriented micro-grooves. The effects, which increase with time, were not remarkable after 1 hour, but obvious after 4 hours. Contact guidance was found to promote cell adhesion due to the increase in interactions between the focal adhesions and the patterned extra-cellular matrix (ECM) proteins on the laser micro-grooved surfaces.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1442-1452
Number of pages11
JournalMaterials Science and Engineering C
Volume29
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - May 5 2009

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Medicine

Keywords

  • Contact guidance
  • Initial cell spreading and adhesion
  • Laser processing
  • Microgrooves
  • Titanium texturing

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