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Chapter 4<br />

Figure 4.8 MTT assay for the cytotoxicity <strong>of</strong> PLA-HEMA, PTAm <strong>and</strong> PTAm-g-PLA. Statistical<br />

significance: *p < 0.05<br />

4.7 Cell Adhesion <strong>and</strong> Spreading<br />

Biocompatibility is also a great concern for medical applications. The biocompatibility <strong>of</strong><br />

PTAm-g-PLA copolymers was evaluated by observing adhesion <strong>and</strong> spreading <strong>of</strong> RSC96<br />

cells on copolymer films. Figure 4.9 showed the micrographs <strong>of</strong> RSC96 cells incubated for<br />

48 h on PLA, PTAm-g-PLA2 <strong>and</strong> PTAm films, respectively. After 48 h, almost all cells<br />

adhered to the PLA <strong>and</strong> PTAm-g-PLA2 films <strong>and</strong> got spread. The cells extended from<br />

original elliptical shape to the irregular polygonal shape. Moreover, the filopodias appeared<br />

on the surface <strong>of</strong> cells <strong>and</strong> networks were formed among cells. All the above observation<br />

demonstrated that the adhesion <strong>and</strong> spreading <strong>of</strong> RSC96 cells on the PTAm-g-PLA2 were<br />

good. On the pure PTAm film, the cells also adhered well but their shapes were still original<br />

elliptical shape, which showed the cells did not spread on the film. The cells are separated<br />

<strong>and</strong> few filopodias or networks were observed. After copolymerized with PLA, the<br />

copolymers had improved biocompatibility compared with PTAm, which were comparable<br />

with PLA, indicating great potential use in tissue engineering.<br />

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