Fabrication of TiO2‐coated epoxy replicas with identical dual‐type surface topographies used in cell culture assays

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01A - Journal article
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Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A
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88A
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1
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12 - 22
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Wiley
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The goal of this study was to reproducibly generate samples with complex surface topographies and chemistries identical to a "master surface" and to test their response in cell culture using rat calvarial cells. Negative replicas of dual-type topography were fabricated using dental impression material with half of the surface exhibiting smooth and rough topography, respectively. Positive epoxy resin replicas were cast from the same negative replica eight times consecutively and coated with a 60-nm thin film of titanium dioxide using a vapor deposition technique. Atomic force microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, confocal white light microscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy indicated that TiO2-coated epoxy replicas had surface topographical features and surface compositions nearly indistinguishable from the original titanium master surfaces. The described technique showed high reproducibility over at least eight generations of replication using the same negative replica. Rat calvarial osteoblasts proliferated just as well on dual topography surfaces as on single topography surfaces. The advantage of the dual-type substrates is that they facilitate comparison within a single culture dish, thus eliminating dish-to-dish variation as well as saving material, time and costs compared to the usual method of evaluating surfaces in separate dishes.
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Cell morphology, Physical vapor deposition, Replica, Surface roughness, Titanium
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1549-3296
1552-4965
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English
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Published
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Schuler, M., Kunzler, T. P., de Wild, M., Sprecher, C. M., Trentin, D., Brunette, D. M., Textor, M., & Tosatti, S. G. P. (2009). Fabrication of TiO2‐coated epoxy replicas with identical dual‐type surface topographies used in cell culture assays. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, 88A(1), 12–22. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm.a.31720