Potential use of mucins as biomaterial coatings. I. Fractionation, characterization, and model adsorption of bovine, porcine, and human mucins

• Previously, we presented evidence that mucins have potential as   biomaterial coatings. Here, we reveal substantial batch-to-batch   variations for a frequently used commercial bovine salivary mucin   preparation (BSM) and stress the importance of standardizing mucins   intended for comparative purposes. "Mild" fractionation strategies,   aiming at preserving natural mucin functions, were used to prepare two   more defined BSM fractions as well as three mucin fractions from   porcine gastric (PGM) and human salivary (MG1) sources. While the BSM   and PGM were highly purified and mainly adopted random coil   conformations in solution, the MG1 contained mucin-bound components   (1.6 wt% albumin) and appeared compact. Average molar masses and   root-mean-square radii for the predominant BSM, PGM, and MG1 species   spanned 0.8-4.2 MDa and 46-86 nm, respectively. An ellipsometric   evaluation, using hydrophilic and hydrophobic silica, showed the mucin   adsorption to be slow and related to mucin charge, size, conformation,   and compositional complexity. The mass uptakes on hydrophobic silica   averaged 2.6, 2.6, and 5.0 mg/m(2), for BSM, PGM, and MG1,   respectively. Finally, we find that stable mucin coatings can be formed   on polymers of different wettability. The reported mucin preparations   serve as platforms for a series of studies on the biocompatibility of  mucin coatings.

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NATURVETENSKAP  -- Kemi (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Chemical Sciences (hsv//eng)

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mucin fractionation

mucin-associated components

size-exclusion chromatograpliy-multiangle light scattering-refractometry (SEC-MALS-RI)

biomaterial coating

MUC5B

Chemistry

Kemi

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