ASTM F3088-14
(Test Method)Standard Test Method for Use of a Centrifugation Method to Quantify/Study Cell-Material Adhesive Interactions
Standard Test Method for Use of a Centrifugation Method to Quantify/Study Cell-Material Adhesive Interactions
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
4.1 This test method describes a cell adhesion method that can be used to provide a detachment percent at a given RCF for cells that have adhered to a substrate, typically for a short time. The information generated by this test method can be used to obtain a semi-quantitative measurement of the adhesion of cells to either an uncoated or pre-coated substrate, when compared to a reference (adherent) cell type on the same substrate. As described in Reyes and Garcia (2003), it is recommended that the 50 % point be used for either ligand concentration or RCF for the most robust measurement of adhesion strength. The adhesion may vary due to changes in the phenotype of the cells or as a result of the specific properties of the surface. The substrate may include tissue culture-treated polystyrene, biomaterials or bioactive surfaces. If the substrate is a hydrogel, care must be taken to avoid cohesive failure in the hydrogel (that is, detached cells have pulled away fragments of gel). The coating may consist of (but is not limited to) the following: natural or synthetic biomaterials, hydrogels, components of extracellular matrix (ECM), ligands, adhesion or bioactive molecules, genes or gene products. Cell concentration is also critical, as use of too high a concentration of cells may result in cells detaching as a sheet, rather than as individual cells. This centrifugation approach, once validated, may be applicable for quality control (QC) and product development. However, until the method is correlated to other measures of cell attachment, the current method should be run in parallel with other known measures of cell adhesion.
4.2 This test method does not cover test methods to quantitate changes in gene expression, or changes in biomarkers, as identified by immunostaining. This test method additionally does not cover quantitative image analysis techniques. In some cases the change in adhesive properties may reflect on the degree of differentiation or de-differentiatio...
SCOPE
1.1 This test method covers a centrifugation cell adhesion assay that can be used to detect changes in adhesive characteristics of cells with passage or treatments. This approach measures the force required to detach cells from a substrate. Adhesion, among many variables, may vary due to changes in the phenotype of the cells.
1.2 This test method does not cover methods to verify the uniformity of coating of surfaces, nor does it cover methods for characterizing surfaces.
1.3 The cells may include adult, progenitor or stem cells from any species. The types of cells may include chondrocytes, fibroblasts, osteoblast, islet cells, or other relevant adherent cell types.
1.4 This test method does not cover methods for isolating or harvesting of cells. This test method does not cover test methods to quantitate changes in gene expression, or changes in biomarker type or concentration, as identified by immunostaining. Nor does this test method cover quantitative image analysis techniques.
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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Designation: F3088 − 14
Standard Test Method for
Use of a Centrifugation Method to Quantify/Study Cell-
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Material Adhesive Interactions
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F3088; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope F2739Guide for Quantitating Cell Viability Within Bioma-
terial Scaffolds
1.1 This test method covers a centrifugation cell adhesion
F2944Test Method for Automated Colony Forming Unit
assay that can be used to detect changes in adhesive charac-
(CFU) Assays—Image Acquisition and Analysis Method
teristics of cells with passage or treatments. This approach
forEnumeratingandCharacterizingCellsandColoniesin
measures the force required to detach cells from a substrate.
Culture
Adhesion, among many variables, may vary due to changes in
the phenotype of the cells.
3. Summary of Test Method
1.2 This test method does not cover methods to verify the
3.1 Centrifugation Cell Assay on Cell Populations—Acon-
uniformityofcoatingofsurfaces,nordoesitcovermethodsfor
ventional centrifuge can be used to apply a normal or shear
characterizing surfaces.
force to cells depending on the orientation of the cells with
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respect to the centrifugal force (1-3). The centrifugal force
1.3 The cells may include adult, progenitor or stem cells
that the cells are subject to can be calculated according to the
fromanyspecies.Thetypesofcellsmayincludechondrocytes,
following formula assuming that the plates are 90° (normal) to
fibroblasts,osteoblast,isletcells,orotherrelevantadherentcell
the spindle of the centrifuge.
types.
F 5 p 2 p V RCF (1)
~ !
1.4 Thistestmethoddoesnotcovermethodsforisolatingor
D cell medium cell
harvesting of cells. This test method does not cover test
where:
methods to quantitate changes in gene expression, or changes
F = detachment force applied per cell,
D
in biomarker type or concentration, as identified by immunos-
V = cell volume,
cell
taining. Nor does this test method cover quantitative image
p = density of the cell,
cell
analysis techniques.
p = the density of the surrounding medium, and
medium
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1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the
RCF = Relative Centrifugal Forces = rῳ , where r =
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the centrifugationradiusandῳ=centrifugationspeed.
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
See X1.6 for example of a calculation of “detachment force
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
per cell.”
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
3.1.1 Suchtestsareeasytoconductandtheresultsrepresent
a population average. The method can be performed in a
2. Referenced Documents
moderately outfitted cell biology lab with an inverted micro-
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
scopeorafluorescencemicroplatereaderandacentrifugewith
F2603Guide for Interpreting Images of Polymeric Tissue
a microtiter plate holder. Three factors need to be considered
Scaffolds
whenusingthismethodology:thepotentialinfluencesofforces
F2664Guide for Assessing the Attachment of Cells to
applied during the period of spin up time, the maximum spin
Biomaterial Surfaces by Physical Methods
speed, and the test duration. The method is only able to
correlatewithcelldetachmentwiththemaximumforceapplied
afterthecentrifugehasreacheditssetspinspeed.Itshouldalso
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ThistestmethodisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeF04onMedical
be considered that the maximum force that can be applied is
andSurgicalMaterialsandDevicesandisthedirectresponsibilityofSubcommittee
limited by the centrifuge, sample configuration (that is, con-
F04.43 on Cells and Tissue Engineered Constructs for TEMPs.
Current edition approved May 1, 2014. Published June 2014. DOI: 10.1520/ figuration and type of multiwell plate) and time of centrifuga-
F3088-14.
tion. In some instances, the cell adhesion strength will be
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the ASTM website. this standard.
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greaterthantheappliedforces.Therefore,forcertaincelltypes 5. Interferences
NOTE 1—The following interferences may result in variable and
that have attached for extended periods of time, the method
inconsistentresultsfromthismethodandcar
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