Materials assisting with the efforts of cell isolation are attractive for numerous biomedical applications including tissue
engineering and cell therapy. Here, we have developed surface modification methods on microparticles for the purposes
of advanced cell separation. Iron oxide nanoparticles were incorporated into 200 ìm polystyrene microparticles for
separation of particle-bound cells from non-bound cells in suspension by means of a permanent magnet. The polystyrene
microparticles were further encoded with fluorescent quantum dots (QD) as identification tags to distinguish between
specific microparticles in a mixture. Cluster of differentiation (CD) antibodies were displayed on the surface of the
microparticles through direct adsorption and various methods of covalent attachment. In addition, a protein A coating
was used to orientate the antibodies on the microparticle surface and to maximise accessibility of the antigen-binding
sites. Microparticles which carried CD antibodies via covalent attachment showed greater cell attachment over those
modifications that were only adsorbed to the surface through weak electrostatic interactions. Greatest extent of cell
attachment was observed on microparticles modified with protein A - CD antibody conjugates. B and T lymphocytes
were successfully isolated from a mixed population using two types of microparticles displaying B and T cell specific CD
antibodies, respectively. Our approach will find application in preparative cell separation from tissue isolates and for
microcarrier-based cell expansion.
Access to the requested content is limited to institutions that have purchased or subscribe to SPIE eBooks.
You are receiving this notice because your organization may not have SPIE eBooks access.*
*Shibboleth/Open Athens users─please
sign in
to access your institution's subscriptions.
To obtain this item, you may purchase the complete book in print or electronic format on
SPIE.org.
INSTITUTIONAL Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.
PERSONAL Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.