Ligand-immobilized biomaterial surfaces for Notch signaling and T cell differentiation

dc.contributor.advisorRoy, Krishnenduen
dc.contributor.committeeMemberMaynard, Jennifer Aen
dc.contributor.committeeMemberSchmidt, Christine Een
dc.contributor.committeeMemberSuggs, Laura Jen
dc.contributor.committeeMemberTucker, Haleyen
dc.creatorKim, Myunghee Michelleen
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-05T21:22:47Zen
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-22T22:29:27Z
dc.date.available2016-02-05T21:22:47Zen
dc.date.available2018-01-22T22:29:27Z
dc.date.issued2012-12en
dc.date.submittedDecember 2012en
dc.date.updated2016-02-05T21:22:47Zen
dc.description.abstractIn vitro T cell differentiation from hematopoietic progenitor cells is a potential alternative source of T cells for adoptive therapy in treatment of cancers as well as T cell deficiencies. Presentation of Notch ligands immobilized on a surface is necessary in designing a stroma-free in vitro T cell differentiation system. Current methods for in vitro T cell differentiation have advanced greatly in the recent years, allowing development of functional T cells in vitro. However, these are limited to 2D coculture with stromal cells or culture on hard plastic surfaces with immobilized ligands, and have yet to report quantitative effects of variables such as substrate stiffness. This dissertation discusses the fabrication of 2D and 3D systems of various properties for presentation of Notch ligands for development of an efficient culture system, at the same time offering insight into the science of cell signaling and cell-material interactions. Magnetic microbeads, liposomes, as well as 2D and 3D soft hydrogel surfaces were fabricated to present Notch ligands at varying ligand densities and to study their quantitative effect on Notch signaling and T cell differentiation. The x findings of this dissertation demonstrate that substrate material plays a role in Notch signaling in combination with ligand density, and may affect downstream events of T lineage commitment. Insights gained from this research provide a new direction in the importance of culture substrate in ligand-presenting systems and allow development of new systems to support efficient generation of T cells in vitro.en
dc.description.departmentBiomedical Engineeringen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifierdoi:10.15781/T2C09Wen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/32909en
dc.subjectNotchen
dc.subjectBiomaterialen
dc.subjectT cellen
dc.subjectHematopoietic stem cellen
dc.titleLigand-immobilized biomaterial surfaces for Notch signaling and T cell differentiationen
dc.typeThesisen

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