Ozkan Ekrem, Mondal Arnab, Douglass Megan, Hopkins Sean P, Garren Mark, Devine Ryan, Pandey Rashmi, Manuel James, Singha Priyadarshini, Warnock James, Handa Hitesh
School of Chemical, Materials and Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, United States.
School of Chemical, Materials and Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, United States.
J Colloid Interface Sci. 2022 Feb 15;608(Pt 1):1015-1024. doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.09.183. Epub 2021 Oct 5.
Addressing thrombosis and biofouling of indwelling medical devices within healthcare institutions is an ongoing problem. In this work, two types of ultra-low fouling surfaces (i.e., superhydrophobic and lubricant-infused slippery surfaces) were fabricated to enhance the biocompatibility of commercial medical grade silicone rubber (SR) tubes that are widely used in clinical care. The superhydrophobic (SH) coatings on the tubing substrates were successfully created by dip-coating in superhydrophobic paints consisting of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), perfluorosilane-coated hydrophobic zinc oxide (ZnO) and copper (Cu) nanoparticles (NPs) in tetrahydrofuran (THF). The SH surfaces were converted to lubricant-infused slippery (LIS) surfaces through the infusion of silicone oil. The anti-biofouling properties of the coatings were investigated by adsorption of platelets, whole blood coagulation, and biofilm formation in vitro. The results revealed that the LIS tubes possess superior resistance to clot formation and platelet adhesion than uncoated and SH tubes. In addition, bacterial adhesion was investigated over 7 days in a drip-flow bioreactor, where the SH-ZnO-Cu tube and its slippery counterpart significantly reduced bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation of Escherichia coli relative to control tubes (>5 log and >3 log reduction, respectively). The coatings also demonstrated good compatibility with fibroblast cells. Therefore, the proposed coatings may find potential applications in high-efficiency on-demand prevention of biofilm and thrombosis formation on medical devices to improve their biocompatibility and reduce the risk of complications from medical devices.
解决医疗机构中植入式医疗设备的血栓形成和生物污染问题是一个长期存在的难题。在这项工作中,制备了两种超低污染表面(即超疏水表面和注入润滑剂的光滑表面),以提高临床护理中广泛使用的商用医疗级硅橡胶(SR)管的生物相容性。通过在由聚二甲基硅氧烷(PDMS)、全氟硅烷包覆的疏水性氧化锌(ZnO)和铜(Cu)纳米颗粒(NPs)在四氢呋喃(THF)中组成的超疏水涂料中浸涂,成功地在管材基材上制备了超疏水(SH)涂层。通过注入硅油,将超疏水表面转变为注入润滑剂的光滑(LIS)表面。通过血小板吸附、全血凝固和体外生物膜形成研究了涂层的抗生物污染性能。结果表明,与未涂层和超疏水涂层的管子相比,注入润滑剂的光滑表面管子具有更好的抗血栓形成和血小板粘附能力。此外,在滴流生物反应器中对细菌粘附进行了7天的研究,其中超疏水氧化锌铜管及其光滑对应物相对于对照管显著降低了大肠杆菌的细菌粘附和生物膜形成(分别减少>5个对数和>3个对数)。涂层还表现出与成纤维细胞的良好相容性。因此,所提出的涂层可能在高效按需预防医疗设备上的生物膜和血栓形成方面找到潜在应用,以提高其生物相容性并降低医疗设备并发症的风险。