Naghavi N, Seifalian AM, Hamilton G, de Mel A. Evaluation of experimental methods for nitric oxide release from cardiovascular implants; bypass grafts as an exemplar.
Ther Adv Cardiovasc Dis 2015. [PMID:
26224643 DOI:
10.1177/1753944715596485]
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Abstract
BACKGROUND
There is a great potential for nitric oxide (NO) eluting biomaterials in biomedical applications. These include the development of cardiovascular implants, wound healing products, or applications in cancer and respiratory therapy. While the potential of these materials as a therapy is becoming clearer, the real-time monitoring of NO is not easy and the success in the development of such materials depends on the accurate quantification of NO release.
METHOD
To emphasize on the importance of a measurement technique on the outcome of an experiment, we compared total NO released from S-nitroso-N-acetyl-d-penicillamine (SNAP) incorporated nanocomposite polymer in the form of bypass grafts under simulated physiological conditions using amperometric and chemiluminescence techniques.
RESULTS
We found that the total amount of NO measured by the amperometric technique was 35.8% of the theoretical amount. Similarly, on measuring NO release from the bypass grafts, we demonstrated that the chemiluminesence technique detected NO at a relatively higher level.
CONCLUSIONS
The results of this study clearly demonstrate the relative difference between analysis techniques for accurate NO detection that can be applied to distinct experimental models associated with NO-eluting cardiovascular implants.
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