Synthesis of nanostructured and biofunctionalized water-in-oil droplets as tools for homing T cells

Activation, ex vivo expansion of T cells, differentiation into a regulatory subset, and its phenotype-specific high-throughput selection represent major challenges in immunobiology. In part, this is due to the lack of technical means to synthesize suitable 3D extracellular systems to imitate ex vivo...

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Main Authors: Platzman, Ilia (Author) , Janiesch, Jan-Willi (Author) , Spatz, Joachim P. (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: February 18, 2013
In: Journal of the American Chemical Society
Year: 2013, Volume: 135, Issue: 9, Pages: 3339-3342
ISSN:1520-5126
DOI:10.1021/ja311588c
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1021/ja311588c
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja311588c
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Author Notes:Ilia Platzman, Jan-Willi Janiesch, Joachim Pius Spatz
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Summary:Activation, ex vivo expansion of T cells, differentiation into a regulatory subset, and its phenotype-specific high-throughput selection represent major challenges in immunobiology. In part, this is due to the lack of technical means to synthesize suitable 3D extracellular systems to imitate ex vivo the cellular interactions between T cells and antigen-presenting cells (APCs). In this study, we synthesized a new type of gold-linked surfactant and used a drop-based microfluidic device to develop and characterize novel nanostructured and specifically biofunctionalized droplets of water-in-oil emulsions as 3D APC analogues. Combining flexible biofunctionalization with the pliable physical properties of the nanostructured droplets provided this system with superior properties in comparison with previously reported synthetic APC analogues.
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ISSN:1520-5126
DOI:10.1021/ja311588c