Electrospun polydioxanone-elastin blends: potential for bioresorbable vascular grafts

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作者
Sell, S. A.
McClure, M. J.
Barnes, C. P.
Knapp, D. C.
Walpoth, B. H.
Simpson, D. G.
Bowlin, G. L.
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[1] Virginia Commonwealth Univ, Richmond, VA 23298 USA
[2] Univ Hosp, CH-1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland
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10.1088/1748-6041/1/2/004
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R318 [生物医学工程];
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0831 ;
摘要
An electrospun cardiovascular graft composed of polydioxanone (PDO) and elastin has been designed and fabricated with mechanical properties to more closely match those of native arterial tissue, while remaining conducive to tissue regeneration. PDO was chosen to provide mechanical integrity to the prosthetic, while elastin provides elasticity and bioactivity (to promote regeneration in vitro/in situ). It is the elastic nature of elastin that dominates the low-strain mechanical response of the vessel to blood flow and prevents pulsatile energy from being dissipated as heat. Uniaxial tensile and suture retention tests were performed on the electrospun grafts to demonstrate the similarities of the mechanical properties between the grafts and native vessel. Dynamic compliance measurements produced values that ranged from 1.2 to 5.6%/ 100 mmHg for a set of three different mean arterial pressures. Results showed the 50: 50 ratio to closely mimic the compliance of native femoral artery, while grafts that contained less elastin exceeded the suture retention strength of native vessel. Preliminary cell culture studies showed the elastin-containing grafts to be bioactive as cells migrated through their full thickness within 7 days, but failed to migrate into pure PDO scaffolds. Electrospinning of the PDO and elastin-blended composite into a conduit for use as a small diameter vascular graft has extreme potential and warrants further investigation as it thus far compares favorably to native vessel.
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