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Rohringer S, Grasl C, Ehrmann K, Hager P, Hahn C, Specht SJ, Walter I, Schneider KH, Zopf LM, Baudis S, Liska R, Schima H, Podesser BK, Bergmeister H. Biodegradable, Self-Reinforcing Vascular Grafts for In Situ Tissue Engineering Approaches. Adv Healthc Mater 2023; 12:e2300520. [PMID: 37173073 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202300520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2023] [Revised: 04/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Clinically available small-diameter synthetic vascular grafts (SDVGs) have unsatisfactory patency rates due to impaired graft healing. Therefore, autologous implants are still the gold standard for small vessel replacement. Bioresorbable SDVGs may be an alternative, but many polymers have inadequate biomechanical properties that lead to graft failure. To overcome these limitations, a new biodegradable SDVG is developed to ensure safe use until adequate new tissue is formed. SDVGs are electrospun using a polymer blend composed of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) and a new self-reinforcing TP(U-urea) (TPUU). Biocompatibility is tested in vitro by cell seeding and hemocompatibility tests. In vivo performance is evaluated in rats over a period for up to six months. Autologous rat aortic implants serve as a control group. Scanning electron microscopy, micro-computed tomography (µCT), histology, and gene expression analyses are applied. TPU/TPUU grafts show significant improvement of biomechanical properties after water incubation and exhibit excellent cyto- and hemocompatibility. All grafts remain patent, and biomechanical properties are sufficient despite wall thinning. No inflammation, aneurysms, intimal hyperplasia, or thrombus formation are observed. Evaluation of graft healing shows similar gene expression profiles of TPU/TPUU and autologous conduits. These new biodegradable, self-reinforcing SDVGs may be promising candidates for clinical use in the future.
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- Sabrina Rohringer
- Center for Biomedical Research and Translational Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Gürtel 18-20, Vienna, 1090, Austria
- Austrian Cluster for Tissue Regeneration, Donaueschingenstraße 13, Vienna, 1200, Austria
- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Cardiovascular Research, Waehringer Gürtel 18-20, Vienna, 1090, Austria
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- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Cardiovascular Research, Waehringer Gürtel 18-20, Vienna, 1090, Austria
- Center for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Gürtel 18-20, Vienna, 1090, Austria
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- Center for Biomedical Research and Translational Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Gürtel 18-20, Vienna, 1090, Austria
- Austrian Cluster for Tissue Regeneration, Donaueschingenstraße 13, Vienna, 1200, Austria
- Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, Technical University of Vienna, Getreidemarkt 9/163, Vienna, 1060, Austria
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- Center for Biomedical Research and Translational Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Gürtel 18-20, Vienna, 1090, Austria
- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Cardiovascular Research, Waehringer Gürtel 18-20, Vienna, 1090, Austria
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- Center for Biomedical Research and Translational Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Gürtel 18-20, Vienna, 1090, Austria
- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Cardiovascular Research, Waehringer Gürtel 18-20, Vienna, 1090, Austria
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- Center for Biomedical Research and Translational Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Gürtel 18-20, Vienna, 1090, Austria
- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Cardiovascular Research, Waehringer Gürtel 18-20, Vienna, 1090, Austria
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- Department of Pathobiology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinaerplatz 1, Vienna, 1210, Austria
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- Center for Biomedical Research and Translational Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Gürtel 18-20, Vienna, 1090, Austria
- Austrian Cluster for Tissue Regeneration, Donaueschingenstraße 13, Vienna, 1200, Austria
- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Cardiovascular Research, Waehringer Gürtel 18-20, Vienna, 1090, Austria
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- Austrian Cluster for Tissue Regeneration, Donaueschingenstraße 13, Vienna, 1200, Austria
- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Traumatology, Donaueschingenstraße 13, Vienna, 1200, Austria
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- Austrian Cluster for Tissue Regeneration, Donaueschingenstraße 13, Vienna, 1200, Austria
- Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, Technical University of Vienna, Getreidemarkt 9/163, Vienna, 1060, Austria
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- Austrian Cluster for Tissue Regeneration, Donaueschingenstraße 13, Vienna, 1200, Austria
- Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, Technical University of Vienna, Getreidemarkt 9/163, Vienna, 1060, Austria
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- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Cardiovascular Research, Waehringer Gürtel 18-20, Vienna, 1090, Austria
- Center for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Gürtel 18-20, Vienna, 1090, Austria
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- Center for Biomedical Research and Translational Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Gürtel 18-20, Vienna, 1090, Austria
- Austrian Cluster for Tissue Regeneration, Donaueschingenstraße 13, Vienna, 1200, Austria
- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Cardiovascular Research, Waehringer Gürtel 18-20, Vienna, 1090, Austria
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- Center for Biomedical Research and Translational Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Gürtel 18-20, Vienna, 1090, Austria
- Austrian Cluster for Tissue Regeneration, Donaueschingenstraße 13, Vienna, 1200, Austria
- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Cardiovascular Research, Waehringer Gürtel 18-20, Vienna, 1090, Austria
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Jalaie H, Steitz J, Afify M, Barbati ME, Hoeft K, Assar MAM, Hermanns-Sachweh B, Tolba RH, Jacobs MJ, Schleimer K. In vivo endothelialization and neointimal hyperplasia assessment after angioplasty of sheep carotid artery with a novel polycarbonate polyurethane patch. J Biomater Appl 2019; 34:208-218. [PMID: 31088184 DOI: 10.1177/0885328219849368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Houman Jalaie
- 1 European Vascular Center Aachen-Maastricht, Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Germany
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- 2 Institute for Laboratory Animal Science, RWTH-Aachen University, Germany
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- 2 Institute for Laboratory Animal Science, RWTH-Aachen University, Germany.,3 Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt
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- 1 European Vascular Center Aachen-Maastricht, Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Germany
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- 4 Division of Nephrology and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Germany
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- 2 Institute for Laboratory Animal Science, RWTH-Aachen University, Germany.,6 Institute for Pathology, RWTH-Aachen University, Germany
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- 2 Institute for Laboratory Animal Science, RWTH-Aachen University, Germany
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- 1 European Vascular Center Aachen-Maastricht, Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Germany
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- 1 European Vascular Center Aachen-Maastricht, Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Germany
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Chi TY, Yeh HY, Lin JJ, Jeng US, Hsu SH. Amphiphilic silver-delaminated clay nanohybrids and their composites with polyurethane: physico-chemical and biological evaluations. J Mater Chem B 2013; 1:2178-2189. [DOI: 10.1039/c3tb20113a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Jun HW, West J. Development of a YIGSR-peptide-modified polyurethaneurea to enhance endothelialization. JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE-POLYMER EDITION 2012; 15:73-94. [PMID: 15027844 DOI: 10.1163/156856204322752246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Polyurethanes have been investigated for use as vascular grafts due to their excellent mechanical properties and relatively good biocompatibility. However, poor retention of endothelial cells and thrombogenicity in vivo remain problematic for vascular graft applications. The peptide YIGSR has been shown to increase endothelial cell adhesion but not attachment of platelets, suggesting its possible utility for vascular graft applications. In this study, a bioactive polyurethaneurea has been synthesized by incorporating GGGYIGSRGGGK peptide sequences into the polymer backbone. Successful incorporation of the peptides was confirmed by NMR, contact angle measurement and ESCA. Uniform distribution of peptides on the surface was observed using a fluorescent probe capable of reacting with tyrosine residues on the peptides. Hard segment domains were visualized using tapping mode AFM. Endothelial cell adhesion, spreading, proliferation, migration and extra-cellular matrix production were improved on bioactive polyurethaneurea compared to control polyurethaneurea. Competitive inhibition of endothelial cell attachment and spreading by soluble YIGSR peptides indicated that cell adhesion and spreading were specifically mediated by YIGSR-sensitive cell adhesion receptor, not just by changed surface properties. There was no significant difference in the number of adherent platelets. Therefore, this bioactive polyurethanurea may improve vascular graft endothelialization without increasing thrombogenicity.
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- Ho-Wook Jun
- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, 6100 Main Street MS 142, Houston, TX 77005-1892, USA
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Bergmeister H, Grasl C, Walter I, Plasenzotti R, Stoiber M, Schreiber C, Losert U, Weigel G, Schima H. Electrospun small-diameter polyurethane vascular grafts: ingrowth and differentiation of vascular-specific host cells. Artif Organs 2011; 36:54-61. [PMID: 21848935 DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2011.01297.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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No small-diameter synthetic graft has yet shown comparable performance to autologous vessels. Synthetic conduits fail due to their inherent surface thrombogenicity and the development of intimal hyperplasia. In addressing these shortcomings, electrospinning offers an interesting alternative to other nanostructured, cardiovascular substitutes because of the close match of electrospun materials to the biomechanical and structural properties of native vessels. In this study, we investigated the in vivo behavior of electrospun, small-diameter conduits in a rat model. Vascular grafts composed of polyurethane were fabricated by electrospinning. Prostheses were implanted into the abdominal aorta in 40 rats for either 7 days, 4 weeks, 3 months, or 6 months. Retrieved specimens were evaluated by histology, immunohistochemical staining, confocal laser scanning microscopy, and scanning electron microscopy. At all time points, we found no evidence of foreign body reaction or graft degradation. The overall patency rate of the intravascular implants was 95%. Within 7 days, grafts revealed ingrowth of host cells. CD34+ cells increased significantly from 7 days up to 6 months of implantation (P < 0.05). Myofibroblasts and myocytes showed increasing cell numbers up to 3 months (P < 0.05). Ki67 staining indicated unaltered cell proliferation during the whole follow-up period. Besides biomechanical benefits, electrospun polyurethane grafts exhibit excellent biocompatibility in vivo. Cell immigration and differentiation seems to be promoted by the nanostructured artificial matrix.
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- Helga Bergmeister
- Division of Biomedical Research, Medical University of Vienna, AKH, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090 Wien, Austria.
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Gao C, Xu X, Ni J, Lin W, Zheng Q. Effects of castor oil, glycol semi-ester, and polymer concentration on the properties of waterborne polyurethane dispersions. POLYM ENG SCI 2008. [DOI: 10.1002/pen.21235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Choi WS, Bae JW, Lim HR, Joung YK, Park JC, Kwon IK, Park KD. RGD peptide-immobilized electrospun matrix of polyurethane for enhanced endothelial cell affinity. Biomed Mater 2008; 3:044104. [PMID: 19029617 DOI: 10.1088/1748-6041/3/4/044104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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An Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) peptide-immobilized electrospun matrix of polyurethane (PU) was developed for the enhanced affinity of endothelial cells (EC). The novel PU matrix was fabricated as a vascular shape using the electrospinning technique. Then, poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) was immobilized on the porous PU matrix as a spacer, followed by conjugating RGD peptide to the amino end group of the PEG chain. In the proliferation test of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) on the modified PU matrix, the RGD-immobilized porous matrix showed enhanced viability of HUVEC as compared with an unmodified surface, demonstrating that the presence of RGD peptide promoted HUVEC proliferation. In addition, the RGD-immobilized PU porous matrix revealed higher cell viability than the RGD-immobilized PU film because of the porous structure with higher surface area, indicating an advantageous property of the porous matrix for HUVEC proliferation.
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- Won Sup Choi
- Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University, 5 Wonchon, Yeongtong, Suwon 443-749, Korea
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Rodriguez A, Voskerician G, Meyerson H, MacEwan SR, Anderson JM. T cell subset distributions following primary and secondary implantation at subcutaneous biomaterial implant sites. J Biomed Mater Res A 2008; 85:556-65. [PMID: 17729264 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.31562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Synthetic biomaterials are considered to be nonimmunogenic. Therefore, the role that adaptive immunity may play in the host response to implanted synthetic biomaterials has not been extensively studied. Cardinal features of adaptive immunity include specificity and T cell responses, which are greater and more effective with upregulation of activation receptors upon rechallenge. We compared the primary and secondary in vivo host response to three synthetic biomaterials: Elasthane 80A, silicone rubber, and polyethylene terephthalate using a cage implant model in Sprague Dawley rats. The synthetic biomedical polymers were subcutaneously implanted in cages for 14 days. Following explantation of the cages and a 2 week healing period, rats were implanted with cages containing the biomedical polymers for an additional 2 weeks. The cellular exudates within the cages were analyzed 4, 7, and 14 days post primary and secondary implantation by flow cytometry for the following cell types: T cells (inclusive of CD8(+), CD4(+), and CD4(+)/CD25(+) subsets), B cells, granulocytes, and macrophages. At day 14 following secondary implantation, there was an increase in T cells, granulocytes, and macrophages in the exudates when compared with primary implantation for all groups inclusive of the empty cage control. However, CD4(+)/CD8(+) ratios, the percentage of CD4(+)CD25(+) T cells, and the macrophage surface adhesion/fusion did not vary significantly upon secondary implantation. Despite a quantitative increase in T cells following secondary biomaterial exposure, T cell subset distribution did not change, indicating nonspecific recruitment rather than an adaptive immune response.
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- Analiz Rodriguez
- Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA
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Hsieh KH, Liao KH, Lai EHH, Lee BS, Lee CY, Lin CP. A Novel Polyurethane-based Root Canal–obturation Material and Urethane Acrylate–based Root Canal Sealer—Part I: Synthesis and Evaluation of Mechanical and Thermal Properties. J Endod 2008; 34:303-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2007.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2007] [Revised: 12/12/2007] [Accepted: 12/19/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Zilla P, Bezuidenhout D, Human P. Prosthetic vascular grafts: Wrong models, wrong questions and no healing. Biomaterials 2007; 28:5009-27. [PMID: 17688939 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2007.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 360] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2007] [Accepted: 07/06/2007] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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In humans, prosthetic vascular grafts remain largely without an endothelium, even after decades of implantation. While this shortcoming does not affect the clinical performance of large bore prostheses in aortic or iliac position, it contributes significantly to the high failure rate of small- to medium-sized grafts (SMGs). For decades intensive but largely futile research efforts have been under way to address this issue. In spite of the abundance of previous studies, a broad analysis of biological events dominating the incorporation of vascular grafts was hitherto lacking. By focusing on the three main contemporary graft types, expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE), Dacron and Polyurethane (PU), accumulated clinical and experimental experience of almost half a century was available. The main outcome of this broad analysis-supported by our own experience in a senescent non-human primate model-was twofold: Firstly, inappropriate animal models, which addressed scientific questions that missed the point of clinical relevance, were largely used. This led to a situation where the vast majority of investigators unintentionally studied transanastomotic rather than transmural or blood-borne endothelialization. Given the fact that in patients transanastomotic endothelialization (TAE) covers only the immediate perianastomotic region of sometimes very long prostheses, TAE is rather irrelevant in the clinical context. Secondly, transmural endothelialization seems to have a time window of opportunity before a build-up of an adverse microenvironment. In selecting animal models that prematurely terminate this build-up through the early presence of an endothelium, the most significant 'impairment factor' for physiological tissue regeneration in vascular grafts remained ignored. By providing insight into mechanisms and experimental designs which obscured the purpose and scope of several decades of vascular graft studies, future research may better address clinical relevance.
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- Peter Zilla
- Christian Barnard Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery/Cardiovascular Research Unit, University of Cape Town Medical School, Cape Town, South Africa.
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Hasegawa T, Okada K, Takano Y, Hiraishi Y, Okita Y. Autologous fibrin-coated small-caliber vascular prostheses improve antithrombogenicity by reducing immunologic response. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007; 133:1268-76, 1276.e1. [PMID: 17467440 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.12.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2006] [Revised: 12/14/2006] [Accepted: 12/18/2006] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We have recently developed a thrombin-free fibrin-coated vascular prosthesis that has a high performance rate in producing graft antithrombogenicity. We hypothesized that autologous, compared with xenologous, fibrin coatings could improve the antithrombogenicity of grafts by reducing immunologic response. METHODS Autologous fibrin-coated vascular prostheses and/or xenologous fibrin-coated vascular prostheses (internal diameter, 2 mm; length, 2.5 cm) were implanted in the bilateral carotid arteries of 50 Japanese white rabbits. They were classified into 2 groups by the selection of grafts in the individual: group I (autologous fibrin-coated vascular prosthesis and xenologous fibrin-coated vascular prosthesis); and group II (group IIa: both autologous fibrin-coated vascular prostheses, or group IIx: both xenologous fibrin-coated vascular prostheses). During a maximum of 180 days after implantation, we evaluated the thrombotic, inflammatory, and immunologic responses associated with both types of graft. RESULTS All grafts were patent at each end point. In group I, both platelet deposition and anti-graft antibodies in autologous fibrin-coated vascular prostheses were significantly less than those in xenologous fibrin-coated vascular prostheses until postoperative day 30. At postoperative day 10, there were significantly fewer CD45-positive infiltrating cells in autologous fibrin-coated vascular prostheses, and intercellular adhesion molecule-1, vascular cell adhesion molecule-1, and nuclear factor-kappa B expression in autologous fibrin-coated vascular prostheses were less than those in xenologous fibrin-coated vascular prostheses. The neointimal hyperplasia in autologous fibrin-coated vascular prostheses was significantly decreased at postoperative day 180. In group II, serial changes of serum levels of immunoglobulin M, immunoglobulin G, interleukin-1beta, and tissue-type plasminogen activator/plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 ratio in autologous fibrin-coated vascular prostheses were significantly less than those in xenologous fibrin-coated vascular prostheses. In both grafts, platelet deposition significantly correlated with serum immunoglobulin G level and tissue-type plasminogen activator/plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 ratio. CONCLUSION These findings suggest that autologous fibrin coating in thrombin-free fibrin-coated vascular prostheses improve antithrombogenicity by reducing immunologic response and have a potential for clinical use in hybrid small-caliber vascular grafts.
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- Tomomi Hasegawa
- Division of Cardiovascular, Thoracic, and Pediatric Surgery, Department of Cardio-Pulmonary and Vascular Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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Lin YH, Chou NK, Chen KF, Ho GH, Chang CH, Wang SS, Chu SH, Hsieh KH. Effect of soft segment length on properties of hydrophilic/hydrophobic polyurethanes. POLYM INT 2007. [DOI: 10.1002/pi.2291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Lin YH, Chou NK, Chang CH, Wang SS, Chu SH, Hsieh KH. Blood compatibility of fluorodiol-containing polyurethanes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.1002/pola.22072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Shelke NB, Sairam M, Halligudi SB, Aminabhavi TM. Development of transdermal drug-delivery films with castor-oil-based polyurethanes. J Appl Polym Sci 2006. [DOI: 10.1002/app.25070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Ueberrueck T, Meyer L, Zippel R, Gastinger I. Characteristics of titanium-coated polyester prostheses in the animal model. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 72:173-8. [PMID: 15449254 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.30142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Commercially available polyester vascular prostheses (n = 6) in the control group (CG) and titanium-coated vascular prostheses (TP; n = 7) were interposed within the infrarenal aorta of pigs. The respective healing characteristics and patency rates were compared after 3 months. For evaluation purposes, macroscopic, histological, and immunohistochemical criteria were applied. The macroscopic evaluation revealed complete healing of the TP in comparison with the CG. Extraluminal inspection revealed prominent firm cicatricial tissue in the prosthesis bed of the TP group. All TP were occluded. In the CG, occlusion of the prostheses occurred in n = 1 (16 %). On average, neointimal hyperplasia (NIH) in the proximal part of the anastomosis was not significantly different to the CG. The extraluminal proliferation index (Ki67) was reduced in the TP group (p = 0.002). The immunohistochemical analysis of intraluminal changes revealed no significant differences between CG and TP. All of the titanium-coated polyester vascular prostheses were found to be occluded. The additional coating of polyester prostheses with titanium would not appear to be of any particular benefit.
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- Torsten Ueberrueck
- Carl-Thiem-Hospital, Department of Surgery, Thiemstr. 111, 03048 Cottbus, Germany.
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Tang ZG, Teoh SH, McFarlane W, Poole-Warren L, Umezu M. Compression-induced changes on physical structures and calcification of the aromatic polyether polyurethane composite. JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE-POLYMER EDITION 2003; 14:1117-33. [PMID: 14661883 DOI: 10.1163/156856203769231600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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It is generally accepted that stress causes calcification in both bio-prosthetic and polyurethane heart valves. However, simple uni-axially- and bi-axially-stretched samples did not yield a feasible model for the elaboration of the stress-induced calcification. In this study, heat compaction combined with the incorporation of polyethylene has been explored. Specimens of polyurethane were solution cast onto a porous bi-axially-drawn ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene film and then heat compacted under a pressure of 18 MPa at a chosen temperature for 1.5 h. The heat-compaction-induced calcification and physical changes of the polyurethane composite were evaluated using a 28-day in vitro calcification model and Attenuated Total Reflection-Fourier Transform-Infrared (ATR-FT-IR) spectroscopy. The calcification results indicated that heat-compaction-induced calcification was double that achieved without heat compaction. Heat-compacted polyurethane composite showed higher affinity to calcium ions than the non-heat compacted sample. The ATR-FT-IR results showed that the heat-compaction-induced physical changes include distortions of polymeric molecules and permanent changes of microstructures. The distortions of polymeric molecules could be deteriorated in contact with different media. The relaxation of the stressed structures of the polyether moiety might serve as a calcium trap and a heterogeneous nucleation site for calcification. The permanent changes of microstructures resulted from high distortions also served as affinity sites attracting calcification.
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- Z G Tang
- Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
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Bélanger MC, Marois Y. Hemocompatibility, biocompatibility, inflammatory and in vivo studies of primary reference materials low-density polyethylene and polydimethylsiloxane: a review. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH 2002; 58:467-77. [PMID: 11505420 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.1043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 265] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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In 1984, low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and polymethylsiloxane (PDMS), two primary reference materials (PRM), were made available by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) as discriminatory tools for the validation of standardized and novel in vitro and in vivo tests in the evaluation of biomaterials. This article reviews the results and conclusions obtained by several studies investigating the hemocompatibility, in vitro biocompatibility, inflammatory response, and in vivo tissue reactions of these two reference materials. Variable results obtained with LDPE and PDMS in ex vivo hemocompatibility studies were attributed to the type of animal model used, the flow velocity of the circulating blood, the time of exposure, and the methodology used to measure blood cell adhesion or activation at the surface of the materials. In contrast, both the LDPE and PDMS appeared to be suitable reference materials when used in in vitro biocompatibility, inflammatory response, and in vivo studies. However, caution must be taken when interpreting the results, because gamma sterilization of these two materials as well as their origin (for example PDMS) are two critically important factors. In conclusion, we see a definite need for standardized hemocompatible parameters and better high-quality hemocompatibility studies on PRM. This review also suggests other materials as potential PRM candidates, namely, Biomer and Intramedic polyethylene.
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- M C Bélanger
- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada
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Yoda R. Elastomers for biomedical applications. JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE. POLYMER EDITION 1998; 9:561-626. [PMID: 9659600 DOI: 10.1163/156856298x00046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Current topics in elastomers for biomedical applications are reviewed. Elastomeric biomaterials, such as silicones, thermoplastic elastomers, polyolefin and polydiene elastomers, poly(vinyl chloride), natural rubber, heparinized polymers, hydrogels, polypeptides elastomers and others are described. In addition biomedical applications, such as cardiovascular devices, prosthetic devices, general medical care products, transdermal therapeutic systems, orthodontics, and ophthalmology are reviewed as well. Elastomers will find increasing use in medical products, offering biocompatibility, durability, design flexibility, and favorable performance/cost ratios. Elastomers will play a key role in medical technology of the future.
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- R Yoda
- Nippon Zeon Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan.
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Zhang Z, Marois Y, Guidoin RG, Bull P, Marois M, How T, Laroche G, King MW. Vascugraft polyurethane arterial prosthesis as femoro-popliteal and femoro-peroneal bypasses in humans: pathological, structural and chemical analyses of four excised grafts. Biomaterials 1997; 18:113-24. [PMID: 9022958 DOI: 10.1016/s0142-9612(96)00054-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Following positive results obtained in in vitro studies and in vivo implantations in animals, a clinical trial using the Vascugraft polyurethane arterial prosthesis as a below-knee substitute was undertaken in 15 patients. Eight grafts became occluded during the first year, and segments from four of them were explanted and made available for pathological, structural and chemical investigations. The implantation periods ranged from 21 to 358 days. Failures were associated with kinking (one case), possible anastomotic mismatch between the graft and the artery (one case), and poor run-off (two cases). No organized collagenous internal encapsulation was noted; however, endothelial-like cells were observed at the anastomotic site of one graft. No significant structural degradation of the prostheses was observed in those grafts implanted for 21, 38 and 46 days. Some deteriorations in the fibrous structure were observed on the external surface of the prosthesis implanted for 358 days. High-resolution carbon C1s analysis by ESCA demonstrated a 60 to 80% decrease in carbonate content on the surface of all explanted prostheses. Chemical analyses of each polyurethane graft by IR, SEC and DSC revealed no significant chemical changes. The clinical performance of the Vascugraft prosthesis for below-knee implantation proved to be no more impressive than that of expanded polytetrafluorethylene, the currently accepted reference. The decision by B. Braun Melsungen AG to end this program is therefore to be regarded as highly professional.
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- Z Zhang
- Department of Surgery, Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada
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Marois Y, Pâris E, Zhang Z, Doillon CJ, King MW, Guidoin RG. Vascugraft® microporous polyesterurethane arterial prosthesis as a thoraco-abdominal bypass in dogs. Biomaterials 1996. [DOI: 10.1016/s0142-9612(96)80005-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Zhang Z, Guidoin R, King MW, How TV, Marois Y, Laroche G. Removing fresh tissue from explanted polyurethane prostheses: which approach facilitates physico-chemical analysis? Biomaterials 1995; 16:369-80. [PMID: 7662822 DOI: 10.1016/0142-9612(95)93854-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Chemical, physical and structural analyses of polymers from explanted vascular prostheses are frequently jeopardized because of incomplete removal of the encroaching host tissue. In this study, microporous polyurethane arterial prostheses implanted as a canine thoraco-abdominal bypass were explanted after 1 and 12 months and were cleaned without fixation using four different digesting enzyme treatments, including collagenase, pancreatin and trypsin alone and collagenase and pancreatin in series, followed by washing in a solution of Triton X-100 detergent. By following this approach all the fresh tissue attached to the external and internal walls of the prostheses was removed with minimal damage to the underlying synthetic polymer. The morphology of the explanted and cleaned polyurethane prostheses could be obtained readily by light and scanning electron microscopy. Surface microporous features and the presence of polyurethane microfibres that had experienced in vivo biodegradation could therefore be identified easily. The surface and bulk physico-chemical properties of the polyurethane polymer were determined by electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis, attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and differential scanning calorimetry. It was found that the most successful approach for removing fresh tissue and exposing a clean and uncontaminated polyurethane surface was to incubate the explanted samples first in collagenase followed by digestion in pancreatin. This particular cleaning technique has proved valuable in enabling us to monitor small in vivo changes in the surface chemistry and in the bulk microphase segmented structure of polyurethane biomaterials.
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- Z Zhang
- Department of Surgery, Laval University, Quebec, Canada
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Zhang Z, King MW, Marois Y, Marois M, Guidoin R. In vivo performance of the polyesterurethane Vascugraft prosthesis implanted as a thoraco-abdominal bypass in dogs: an exploratory study. Biomaterials 1994; 15:1099-112. [PMID: 7888581 DOI: 10.1016/0142-9612(94)90096-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Among the various prototype vascular prostheses that have been developed over recent years as small vessel substitutes, the Vascugraft polyurethane device produced by Braun-Melsungen AG has a number of attractive features. As well as having high mechanical compliance similar to that of the arterial tree, it has been manufactured from a specially synthesized poly(ester urethane) with improved biostability and its microfibrous structure provides a highly porous wall with open communicating pores. With a view to evaluating the in vivo biofunctionality and biostability of this prosthesis in the dog, 10 mm diameter grafts were implanted as thoraco-abdominal bypasses for prescheduled periods of 1 months and 12 months, and their performance monitored in terms of gross morphology, histology and the measurement of the chemical and physical properties of the explanted and cleaned specimens. Both grafts were patent at retrieval. Each had a smooth and glistening flow surface without organized mural thrombi and showed the development of a thin collagenous internal capsule with the presence of endothelial-like cells. Both grafts were well encapsulated externally and revealed a small distal bend or kink which is frequently observed by any thoraco-abdominal bypass in dogs. The fresh explanted prostheses were cleaned by a new enzyme treatment which provided specimens for microscopic, mechanical and thermal analyses, as well as studies of the surface and bulk chemistry. By comparing the results from the explanted and cleaned material with those of the virgin prosthesis, we have observed some deterioration in the integrity of the microfibrous structure, some loss in mechanical performance, marginal changes in molecular weight, and an apparent microphase separation of the hard and soft segment domains at a depth of a few microns. While the biofunctionality of a 10 mm calibre device has been demonstrated, additional in vivo studies are recommended to assess the biofunctionality at different diameters and the biostability over longer periods of implantation.
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- Z Zhang
- Department of Surgery, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada
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King MW, Zhang Z, Ukpabi P, Murphy D, Guidoin R. Quantitative analysis of the surface morphology and textile structure of the polyurethane Vascugraft arterial prosthesis using image and statistical analyses. Biomaterials 1994; 15:621-7. [PMID: 7948582 DOI: 10.1016/0142-9612(94)90213-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The surface morphology and textile structure of the Vascugraft polyurethane arterial prosthesis were investigated. Novel methods of image analysis and the presentation of statistical data were used to obtain quantitative results of the surface morphology of the non-woven microfibrous structure of prostheses of three different sizes. These techniques have identified apparent differences in the distributions of thickness and orientation of the microfibres between the internal and external surfaces and between the three prostheses investigated.
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- M W King
- Department of Surgery, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada
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Devor DE, Waalkes MP, Goering P, Rehm S. Development of an animal model for testing human breast implantation materials. Toxicol Pathol 1993; 21:261-73. [PMID: 8248715 DOI: 10.1177/019262339302100301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Although breast implant materials have been tested in laboratory species since the early 1950s, a standardized evaluation system does not currently exist in which human-made polymers are exposed directly to the mammary milieu of female animals. The present study evaluated such a model as the basis for future experiments on long-term tissue effects. Polyesterurethane disks, 6 mm in diameter x 3 mm thick, were inserted bilaterally beneath the axillobrachial and inguinal mammary/fat pads of 50 9-wk-old female B6D2F1 mice (4 implants each). Implant sites were examined histologically at time points 24 hr to 47 wk after surgery. An acute inflammatory reaction at the implant edges began within 24 hr, and macrophages were found lining the smooth polyurethane fiber surfaces at the periphery by day 2. Multinucleated foreign body giant cells formed by day 4, and by week 4 giant cells contained polyurethane fragments within the cytoplasm, implying degradation of the material. Implant sites showed declining subacute inflammatory responses and increasing fibrosis by week 5. By 13 wk, the polyurethane disks appeared to be integrated into the growing adipose and mammary tissues. Although not apparent on gross inspection, microscopic examination showed that polyurethane fibers moved progressively into adjacent tissues and were always associated with chronic granulomatous inflammation. Histologic findings in the present study are strikingly similar to the human response to polyurethane-coated breast implants. These results suggest the applicability of this model to appropriately test mammaplasty materials in mammary tissues.
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- D E Devor
- Tumor Pathology Section, National Cancer Institute, Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center, Maryland 21702
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