Antiadhesive polymer brush coating functionalized with antimicrobial and RGD peptides to reduce biofilm formation and enhance tissue integration

Biomacromolecules. 2014 Jun 9;15(6):2019-26. doi: 10.1021/bm500168s. Epub 2014 May 15.

Abstract

This paper describes the synthesis and characterization of polymer-peptide conjugates to be used as infection-resistant coating for biomaterial implants and devices. Antiadhesive polymer brushes composed of block copolymer Pluronic F-127 (PF127) were functionalized with antimicrobial peptides (AMP), able to kill bacteria on contact, and arginine-glycine-aspartate (RGD) peptides to promote the adhesion and spreading of host tissue cells. The antiadhesive and antibacterial properties of the coating were investigated with three bacterial strains: Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The ability of the coating to support mammalian cell growth was determined using human fibroblast cells. Coatings composed of the appropriate ratio of the functional components: PF127, PF127 modified with AMP, and PF127 modified with RGD showed good antiadhesive and bactericidal properties without hampering tissue compatibility.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Anti-Infective Agents / chemistry*
  • Anti-Infective Agents / pharmacology
  • Bacterial Adhesion / drug effects*
  • Bacterial Adhesion / genetics
  • Biofilms / drug effects*
  • Biofilms / growth & development
  • Fibroblasts / drug effects
  • Fibroblasts / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Oligopeptides / chemistry*
  • Oligopeptides / genetics
  • Oligopeptides / pharmacology
  • Polymers / chemistry*
  • Polymers / pharmacology
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / drug effects
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / physiology
  • Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
  • Staphylococcus aureus / physiology
  • Staphylococcus epidermidis / drug effects
  • Staphylococcus epidermidis / physiology
  • Tissue Distribution / drug effects
  • Tissue Distribution / physiology

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Oligopeptides
  • Polymers
  • arginyl-glycyl-aspartic acid