Synthesis and characterization
of PIC immunobrush beads. (a) Schematic
overview of the preparation of PIC brush beads (top), Ab beads (bottom
left), flat PIC beads (bottom center), and cross-linked PIC beads
(bottom right). (b, c) Production of IFNγ (b, n = 3 in two independent experiments) and IL-2 (c, n = 4 in two independent experiments) after 20–24 h of human
T cells stimulated with directly coupled antibody beads or PIC beads.
(d) Mean cell cycle of proliferated human T cells on day 3, stimulated
directly coupled antibody beads or PIC beads n =
4 in two independent experiments. (b–d) A paired t test was performed on log2-transformed data. (e, f) IFNγ and
IL-2 production of human T cells after 20–24 h stimulated with
PIC beads with reduced mobility, n = 2 in one independent
experiment. An RM one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was performed
on log2-transformed data with Geisser–Greenhouse correction,
followed by Dunnett’s multiple comparison test.