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Massachusetts Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology<br />

<strong>Oliver</strong> <strong>Lieleg</strong><br />

&<br />

<strong>Katharina</strong><br />

<strong>Ribbeck</strong><br />

<strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />

Biological<br />

Engineering<br />

Selective filtering<br />

by<br />

(polyelectrolyte)<br />

biological<br />

hydrogels


Massachusetts Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology<br />

Biological hydrogels control material exchange<br />

reviewed in: <strong>Lieleg</strong> and <strong>Ribbeck</strong>, Trends in Cell Biology, accepted


Massachusetts Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology<br />

How to build an efficient polymer-based filter?<br />

possible filtering mechanisms:<br />

- size filter:<br />

particle/molecule size � mesh size


Massachusetts Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology<br />

How to build an efficient polymer-based filter?<br />

possible filtering mechanisms:<br />

- size filter:<br />

particle/molecule size � mesh size<br />

- interaction filter:<br />

particle/molecule surface properties<br />

� polymer properties


Massachusetts Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology<br />

Mucus hydrogels<br />

mucus is a major barrier for drug delivery agents AND pathogens<br />

model system: reconstituted mucus from pig stomachs


Massachusetts Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology<br />

The diffusion behavior <strong>of</strong> microscopic particles<br />

in acidic mucin hydrogels depends on their surface charge<br />

particle size: 1 µm<br />

OL, Vladescu and <strong>Ribbeck</strong>, BJ 2010


Massachusetts Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology<br />

Mobility rescue by Debye screening<br />

@pH3<br />

OL, Vladescu and <strong>Ribbeck</strong>, BJ 2010


Massachusetts Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology<br />

Mucins are polyelectrolytes<br />

1 “blob“ = total charge <strong>of</strong> 50 subsequent 50 AS<br />

glycosylation (here neglected) adds negative charge patches


Massachusetts Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology<br />

The basal lamina - an extracellular matrix (ECM)<br />

ENDOTHELIUM<br />

regulation <strong>of</strong> cell communication, growth factor storage,<br />

barrier function, homeostasis<br />

model system: matrigel = basal lamina from<br />

Engelbreth Holm Swarm sarcoma <strong>of</strong> mice<br />

basal lamina


Massachusetts Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology<br />

The diffusion behavior <strong>of</strong> microscopic particles<br />

in ECM depends on their surface charge<br />

particle size: 1 µm<br />

OL, Baumgärtel and Bausch, BJ 2009


Massachusetts Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology<br />

Mobility rescue by Debye screening<br />

OL, Baumgärtel and Bausch, BJ 2009


Massachusetts Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology<br />

Polyelectrolytes in the basal lamina: Heparan sulfate


Massachusetts Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology<br />

Problem 1:<br />

all-or-nothing vs gradual mobility increase


Massachusetts Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology<br />

Liposome particles with tunable surface properties


Massachusetts Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology<br />

The basal lamina acts as an electrostatic bandpass<br />

OL, Baumgärtel and Bausch, BJ 2009


Massachusetts Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology<br />

PEGylation (surface neutralization) gradually enhances<br />

particle diffusion in native cervical mucus<br />

Cu and Saltzmann, MolPharm2008


Massachusetts Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology<br />

Problem 2:<br />

varying particle charge: all-or-nothing<br />

Debye screening: broad distribution <strong>of</strong> D values


Massachusetts Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology<br />

Varying particle<br />

surface charges:<br />

Debye screening:<br />

Data obtained in basal lamina<br />

hydrogels


Massachusetts Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology<br />

Problem 3:<br />

How to describe the subdiffusive process theoretically?


Massachusetts Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology<br />

Data obtained in basal lamina<br />

hydrogels at 1 M NaCl<br />

Data acquisition at 300 fps


Massachusetts Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology<br />

Data obtained in basal lamina<br />

hydrogels<br />

Power law exponents <strong>of</strong> the particle MSD curves


Massachusetts Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology<br />

Is there a temporary particle arrest due to binding to the<br />

hydrogel polymers?


Massachusetts Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology<br />

Data obtained in basal lamina<br />

hydrogels at 1 M NaCl


Massachusetts Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology<br />

Data obtained in basal lamina<br />

hydrogels at 1 M NaCl

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