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Zhang Z, Zhu L, Hu W, Dai J, Ren P, Shao X, Xiong B, Zhang T, Ji Z. Polypropylene mesh combined with electrospun poly (L-lactic acid) membrane in situ releasing sirolimus and its anti-adhesion efficiency in rat hernia repair. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2022; 218:112772. [PMID: 35985128 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2022.112772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2022] [Revised: 07/23/2022] [Accepted: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This study developed, a novel polypropylene (PP) mesh combined with poly (L-lactic acid) (PLA) electrospun nanofibers loaded sirolimus (SRL). The PP mesh was combined with PLA/SRL (1/0, 1/0.01, 1/0.02; mass ratios) composed electrospun membrane characterized by FTIR spectroscopy, XPS and SEM, and evaluated for cytocompatibility in vitro. In an in vivo study, a total of 84 Sprague-Dawley rats were employed to evaluate the efficacy of the novel composite PP mesh anti-adhesion, mechanical properties and inflammation. As a results, the PLA/SRL membrane could compound with PP mesh stably and load SRL. Although tensile testing showed that the mechanical properties of composite mesh decreased in vivo, the integration strength between the tissue and mesh was still able to counteract intra-abdominal pressure. Compared with the native PP mesh group, the novel PP mesh group showed a lower score for abdominal adhesion and inflammation. More importantly, the novel PP mesh completely integrated with the abdominal wall and had sufficient mechanical strength to repair abdominal wall defects.
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- Zhigang Zhang
- Department of General Surgery, Affiliated ZhongDa Hospital, Southeast University, Dingjiaqiao 87, Nanjing 210009, China; Medical School of Southeast University, Dingjiaqiao 87, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Medical School of Southeast University, Dingjiaqiao 87, Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Lab of Bioelectronics, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Biomedical Engineering Education, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China; Department of light industry and materials science, Chengdu Textile College, Chengdu 611731, China.
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- State Key Lab of Bioelectronics, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Biomedical Engineering Education, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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- State Key Lab of Bioelectronics, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Biomedical Engineering Education, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Affiliated ZhongDa Hospital, Southeast University, Dingjiaqiao 87, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Zhong Da Hospital (Li Shui branch), Southeast University, China
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- State Key Lab of Bioelectronics, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Biomedical Engineering Education, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China.
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- Department of General Surgery, Affiliated ZhongDa Hospital, Southeast University, Dingjiaqiao 87, Nanjing 210009, China; Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Zhong Da Hospital (Li Shui branch), Southeast University, China.
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Rickel AP, Deng X, Engebretson D, Hong Z. Electrospun nanofiber scaffold for vascular tissue engineering. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2021; 129:112373. [PMID: 34579892 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2021.112373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2021] [Revised: 07/28/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Due to the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases, there is a large need for small diameter vascular grafts that cannot be fulfilled using autologous vessels. Although medium to large diameter synthetic vessels are in use, no suitable small diameter vascular graft has been developed due to the unique dynamic environment that exists in small vessels. To achieve long term patency, a successful tissue engineered vascular graft would need to closely match the mechanical properties of native tissue, be non-thrombotic and non-immunogenic, and elicit the proper healing response and undergo remodeling to incorporate into the native vasculature. Electrospinning presents a promising approach to the development of a suitable tissue engineered vascular graft. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the different polymers, techniques, and functionalization approaches that have been used to develop an electrospun tissue engineered vascular graft.
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- Alex P Rickel
- The Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of South Dakota, Sioux Falls, SD 57107, United States of America
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- The Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of South Dakota, Sioux Falls, SD 57107, United States of America
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- The Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of South Dakota, Sioux Falls, SD 57107, United States of America
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- The Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of South Dakota, Sioux Falls, SD 57107, United States of America.
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Beshchasna N, Saqib M, Kraskiewicz H, Wasyluk Ł, Kuzmin O, Duta OC, Ficai D, Ghizdavet Z, Marin A, Ficai A, Sun Z, Pichugin VF, Opitz J, Andronescu E. Recent Advances in Manufacturing Innovative Stents. Pharmaceutics 2020; 12:E349. [PMID: 32294908 PMCID: PMC7238261 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12040349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2020] [Revised: 04/09/2020] [Accepted: 04/10/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Cardiovascular diseases are the most distributed cause of death worldwide. Stenting of arteries as a percutaneous transluminal angioplasty procedure became a promising minimally invasive therapy based on re-opening narrowed arteries by stent insertion. In order to improve and optimize this method, many research groups are focusing on designing new or improving existent stents. Since the beginning of the stent development in 1986, starting with bare-metal stents (BMS), these devices have been continuously enhanced by applying new materials, developing stent coatings based on inorganic and organic compounds including drugs, nanoparticles or biological components such as genes and cells, as well as adapting stent designs with different fabrication technologies. Drug eluting stents (DES) have been developed to overcome the main shortcomings of BMS or coated stents. Coatings are mainly applied to control biocompatibility, degradation rate, protein adsorption, and allow adequate endothelialization in order to ensure better clinical outcome of BMS, reducing restenosis and thrombosis. As coating materials (i) organic polymers: polyurethanes, poly(ε-caprolactone), styrene-b-isobutylene-b-styrene, polyhydroxybutyrates, poly(lactide-co-glycolide), and phosphoryl choline; (ii) biological components: vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and anti-CD34 antibody and (iii) inorganic coatings: noble metals, wide class of oxides, nitrides, silicide and carbide, hydroxyapatite, diamond-like carbon, and others are used. DES were developed to reduce the tissue hyperplasia and in-stent restenosis utilizing antiproliferative substances like paclitaxel, limus (siro-, zotaro-, evero-, bio-, amphi-, tacro-limus), ABT-578, tyrphostin AGL-2043, genes, etc. The innovative solutions aim at overcoming the main limitations of the stent technology, such as in-stent restenosis and stent thrombosis, while maintaining the prime requirements on biocompatibility, biodegradability, and mechanical behavior. This paper provides an overview of the existing stent types, their functionality, materials, and manufacturing conditions demonstrating the still huge potential for the development of promising stent solutions.
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- Natalia Beshchasna
- Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS, Maria-Reiche-Str. 2, 01109 Dresden, Germany; (M.S.); (J.O.)
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS, Maria-Reiche-Str. 2, 01109 Dresden, Germany; (M.S.); (J.O.)
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- Balton Sp. z o.o. Modlińska 294, 03-152 Warsaw, Poland; (H.K.); (Ł.W.)
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- VIP Technologies, Prospect Academicheskiy 8/2, 634055 Tomsk, Russia;
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- Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials, Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Spl. Independentei 313, 060042 Bucharest, Romania; (O.C.D.); (D.F.); (Z.G.); (E.A.)
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- Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials, Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Spl. Independentei 313, 060042 Bucharest, Romania; (O.C.D.); (D.F.); (Z.G.); (E.A.)
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- Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials, Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Spl. Independentei 313, 060042 Bucharest, Romania; (O.C.D.); (D.F.); (Z.G.); (E.A.)
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- Department of Hydraulics, Hydraulic Machinery and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Power Engineering, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Spl. Independentei 313, 060042 Bucharest, Romania;
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- Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials, Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Spl. Independentei 313, 060042 Bucharest, Romania; (O.C.D.); (D.F.); (Z.G.); (E.A.)
- Academy of Romanian Scientists, Spl. Independentei 54, 050094 Bucharest, Romania
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- Research School of High-Energy Physics, Tomsk Polytechnic University, Lenin Avenue 30, 634050 Tomsk, Russia;
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- Research School of High-Energy Physics, Tomsk Polytechnic University, Lenin Avenue 30, 634050 Tomsk, Russia;
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS, Maria-Reiche-Str. 2, 01109 Dresden, Germany; (M.S.); (J.O.)
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- Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials, Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Spl. Independentei 313, 060042 Bucharest, Romania; (O.C.D.); (D.F.); (Z.G.); (E.A.)
- Academy of Romanian Scientists, Spl. Independentei 54, 050094 Bucharest, Romania
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Bil M, Kijeńska-Gawrońska E, Głodkowska-Mrówka E, Manda-Handzlik A, Mrówka P. Design and in vitro evaluation of electrospun shape memory polyurethanes for self-fitting tissue engineering grafts and drug delivery systems. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2020; 110:110675. [PMID: 32204102 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2020.110675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2019] [Revised: 01/15/2020] [Accepted: 01/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Integration of multiple features including shape memory, biodegradation, and sustained drug delivery in a single material offers the opportunity to significantly improve the abilities of implantable devices for cardiovascular system regeneration. Two types of shape memory polyurethanes (SMPUs): PU-PLGA and PU-PLLA/PEG differing in soft segments composition that comprising blends of various biodegradable polyols, i.e. D,l-lactide-co-glycolide diol (o-PLGA), poly(e-caprolactone) diols (o-PCL) with various molecular weights, poly-l-lactide diol (o-PLLA), polyethylene glycol (o-PEG) were synthesized and further utilized to electrospun nanofibrous - rapamycin (Rap) delivery system. Structure characterization by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), differential scanning calorimetry (DCS) and hydrophilicity measurements were performed to gain more insights on the influence of the particular units of the softs segments on the transition temperature (Ttrans), shape recovery, degradation profile, and drug release kinetics. In vitro study in PBS solution revealed that incorporation of o-PLGA segments to SMPUs is favorable over o-PEG as increased shape memory performance was observed. Moreover, presence of PLGA in PU-PLGA gave more predictable degradation profile in comparison to PU-PLLA/PEG system. Human Cardiac Fibroblasts (HCF) viability tests in vitro confirmed that the amount of Rap released from evaluated PU-PLLA/PEG/Rap and PU-PLGA/Rap drug delivery systems was sufficient to inhibit cells growth on the surface of the tested materials.
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- Monika Bil
- Materials Design Division, Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, 141 Woloska Street, 02-507 Warsaw, Poland.
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- Materials Design Division, Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, 141 Woloska Street, 02-507 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Experimental Hematology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, 5 Indiry Gandhi Str, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Laboratory Diagnostics and Clinical Immunology of Developmental Age, Medical University of Warsaw, 63A Żwirki i Wigury Street, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Biophysics and Human Physiology, Medical University of Warsaw, 5 Chalubinskiego Str., 02-004 Warsaw, Poland
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Yang Y, Lei D, Zou H, Huang S, Yang Q, Li S, Qing FL, Ye X, You Z, Zhao Q. Hybrid electrospun rapamycin-loaded small-diameter decellularized vascular grafts effectively inhibit intimal hyperplasia. Acta Biomater 2019; 97:321-332. [PMID: 31523025 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2019.06.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2019] [Revised: 06/16/2019] [Accepted: 06/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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For the surgical treatment of coronary artery disease, renal artery stenosis and other peripheral vascular diseases, there is significant demand for small diameter (inner diameter <6 mm) vascular grafts. However, autologous grafts are not always available when the substitute vascular grafts are severely diseased. In our previous work, hybrid small-diameter vascular grafts were successfully fabricated by combining electrospun polycaprolactone (PCL) and decellularized rat aorta (DRA). However, histological assessments of these grafts revealed the development of intimal hyperplasia, indicating potential negative impacts on the long-term patency of these grafts. To address this challenge, PCL nanofibers blended with rapamycin (RM) were electrospun outside the decellularized vascular graft to fabricate a RM-loaded hybrid tissue-engineered vascular graft (RM-HTEV), endowing the graft with a drug delivery function to prevent intimal hyperplasia. RM-HTEV possessed superior mechanical properties compared to DRA and exhibited a sustained drug release profile. To evaluate the applicability of RM-HTEV in vivo, abdominal aorta transplantation was performed on rats. Doppler sonography showed that the grafts were functional for up to 8 weeks in vivo. Moreover, histological analysis of explanted grafts 12 weeks postimplantation demonstrated that RM-HTEV significantly decreased neo-intimal hyperplasia compared with HTEV, without impairing reendothelialization and M2 macrophage polarization. Overall, RM-HTEV represents a promising strategy for developing small-diameter vascular grafts with great clinical translational potential. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: In this study, a new type of rapamycin-loaded hybrid tissue-engineered vascular graft (RM-HTEV) was fabricated using electrospinning technology. The unique hybrid bi-layer structure endowed the RM-HTEV with multi-functionality: the exterior rapamycin-loaded electrospun PCL nanofibrous layer enhanced the mechanical properties of the graft and possessed drug releasing property; the interior decellularized aorta layer with porous structure could facilitate cell proliferation and migration. In in vivo implantation experiment, RM-HTEV exhibited satisfying long-term patency rate and significantly inhibited intimal hyperplasia without impairing re-endothelialization and M2 macrophage polarization. This strategy is expected to be a promising strategy for developing bioactive small-diameter vascular grafts with great clinical translational potential.
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Bilayered heparinized vascular graft fabricated by combining electrospinning and freeze drying methods. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2019; 94:1067-1076. [DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2018.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2017] [Revised: 09/16/2018] [Accepted: 10/03/2018] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Farah S. Protective Layer Development for Enhancing Stability and Drug-Delivery Capabilities of DES Surface-Crystallized Coatings. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:9010-9022. [PMID: 29436817 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b18733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Carrier-free drug-eluting stents (DES)-based crystalline coatings are gaining prominence because of their function, skipping many limitations and clinical complications of the currently marketed DES. However, their usage has been humbled by inflexibility of the crystalline coating and limited mechanical and physical properties. This study reports for the first time the development of a protective top coating for enhancing the merits and delivery capabilities of the crystalline coating. Flexible and water-soluble polysaccharide top coating was developed and applied onto rapamycin (RM) crystalline carpet. The top coating prevented crystalline coating delamination during stent crimping and expansion without affecting its release profile. Crystalline coating strata and its interfaces with the metallic substrate and top coating were fully studied and characterized. The crystalline top-coated stents showed significant physical, mechanical, and chemical stability enhancement with ∼2% RM degradation after 1 year under different storage conditions. Biocompatibility study of the top-coated stents implanted subcutaneously for 1 month into SD rats did not provoke any safety concerns. Incorporating RM into the top coating to develop a bioactive protective coating for multilayer release purposes was also investigated. The developed protective coating had wide applicability and may be further implemented for various drugs and implantable medical devices.
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- Shady Farah
- Institute of Drug Research, School of Pharmacy-Faculty of Medicine, Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology and The Alex Grass Center for Drug Design and Synthesis , The Hebrew University of Jerusalem , Jerusalem 91120 , Israel
- David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research , Massachusetts Institute of Technology , 500 Main Street , Cambridge , Massachusetts 02139 , United States
- Department of Chemical Engineering , Massachusetts Institute of Technology , 77 Massachusetts Avenue , Cambridge , Massachusetts 02139 , United States
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Farah S, Domb AJ. Crystalline paclitaxel coated DES with bioactive protective layer development. J Control Release 2018; 271:107-117. [PMID: 29289571 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2017.12.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2017] [Revised: 11/29/2017] [Accepted: 12/27/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Drug eluting stents (DES) based on polymeric-carriers currently lead the market, however, reports on clinical complications encourage the development of safer and more effective DES. We recently reported on carrier-free DES based on rapamycin crystalline coating as a potential therapeutic solution. Here, we report for the first time surface crystallization of paclitaxel (PT) onto metallic stents. The physicochemical principles of crystallization and key process parameters were extensively studied for fabrication of controllable and homogeneous crystalline coatings on stent scaffolds. Stents loaded with nearly 100μg PT were chosen as a potential therapeutic device with a multilayer coating of 4-7μm thickness. In vitro PT release from these coated stents shows constant release for at least 28days with 10% cumulatively released. The effect of fast dissolving top coating on the physical stability of the coated stent was determined. The top coating enhances the mechanical stability of the crystalline coating during deployment and expansion simulations. Also, incorporating PT in the protective top coating for developing bioactive top coating for multilayer controlled release purpose was intensively studied. This process has wide applications that can be further implemented for other drugs for effective local drug delivery from implantable medical devices.
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- Shady Farah
- Institute of Drug Research, School of Pharmacy-Faculty of Medicine, Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology and The Alex Grass Center for Drug Design and Synthesis, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 91120, Israel.
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- Institute of Drug Research, School of Pharmacy-Faculty of Medicine, Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology and The Alex Grass Center for Drug Design and Synthesis, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 91120, Israel.
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Yun D, Kim HO, Son HY, Choi Y, Noh I, Lim JW, Kim J, Chun H, Park G, Lee DK, Jang SI, Jang E, Huh YM, Haam S. Stent containing CD44-targeting polymeric prodrug nanoparticles that release paclitaxel and gemcitabine in a time interval-controlled manner for synergistic human biliary cancer therapy. J Mater Chem B 2017; 5:6317-6324. [PMID: 32264448 DOI: 10.1039/c7tb00356k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The use of drug-eluting stents (DESs) is a promising strategy for non-vascular diseases, especially human biliary cancer. However, the implementation of DESs suffers from two major obstacles: the side effects of drugs and the difficulty of controlling the drug release. These problems can be overcome if the stent elutes targeting nanoparticles that release drugs at time intervals that are dictated by the mechanisms of those drugs. We designed temporally controlled polymeric multi-prodrug nanoparticles (TCMPNs) that can be eluted from stents comprising polyurethane (PU) nanofiber as a polymeric matrix and paclitaxel (PTX)-loaded, CD44-targeting, hyaluronic acid-conjugated poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) and gemcitabine (GEM) (P-H-G). TCMPNs enable two different types of drugs to be released temporally; PTX is released first owing to the collapse of the structure in the endosomes, and GEM, which induces synergistic anticancer activities, is hydrolyzed from P-H-G later in response to low pH. Embedded in the PU nanofiber, the TCMPNs demonstrate low initial burst behavior and sustainable release of the prodrug in vitro. Furthermore, TCMPN-eluting stents (TESs) exhibit continuous synergistic efficacy as available targeted cellular uptake prodrug delivery systems in tumor-bearing mice. These results demonstrate that this technology will open up cancer therapy by combining localized delivery and functional multi-drug-loaded nanoparticles.
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- Dayeon Yun
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, Republic of Korea.
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Elastomers in vascular tissue engineering. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2016; 40:149-154. [PMID: 27149017 DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2016.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2016] [Revised: 03/25/2016] [Accepted: 04/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Elastomers are popular in vascular engineering applications, as they offer the ability to design implants that match the compliance of native tissue. By mimicking the natural tissue environment, elastic materials are able to integrate within the body to promote repair and avoid the adverse physiological responses seen in rigid alternatives that often disrupt tissue function. The design of elastomers has continued to evolve, moving from a focus on long term implants to temporary resorbable implants that support tissue regeneration. This has been achieved through designing chemistries and processing methodologies that control material behavior and bioactivity, while maintaining biocompatibility in vivo. Here we review the latest developments in synthetic and natural elastomers and their application in cardiovascular treatments.
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Polymers have found widespread applications in cardiology, in particular in coronary vascular intervention as stent platforms (scaffolds) and coating matrices for drug-eluting stents. Apart from permanent polymers, current research is focussing on biodegradable polymers. Since they degrade once their function is fulfilled, their use might contribute to the reduction of adverse events like in-stent restenosis, late stent-thrombosis, and hypersensitivity reactions. After reviewing current literature concerning polymers used for cardiovascular applications, this review deals with parameters of tissue and blood cell functions which should be considered to evaluate biocompatibility of stent polymers in order to enhance physiological appropriate properties. The properties of the substrate on which vascular cells are placed can have a large impact on cell morphology, differentiation, motility, and fate. Finally, methods to assess these parameters under physiological conditions will be summarized.
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Ren X, Feng Y, Guo J, Wang H, Li Q, Yang J, Hao X, Lv J, Ma N, Li W. Surface modification and endothelialization of biomaterials as potential scaffolds for vascular tissue engineering applications. Chem Soc Rev 2015; 44:5680-742. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cs00483c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 359] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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This review highlights the recent developments of surface modification and endothelialization of biomaterials in vascular tissue engineering applications.
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- Xiangkui Ren
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology
- Tianjin University
- Tianjin 300072
- China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Chemical Engineering (Tianjin)
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology
- Tianjin University
- Tianjin 300072
- China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Chemical Engineering (Tianjin)
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology
- Tianjin University
- Tianjin 300072
- China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Chemical Engineering (Tianjin)
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology
- Tianjin University
- Tianjin 300072
- China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology
- Tianjin University
- Tianjin 300072
- China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology
- Tianjin University
- Tianjin 300072
- China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology
- Tianjin University
- Tianjin 300072
- China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology
- Tianjin University
- Tianjin 300072
- China
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Free University of Berlin
- D-14195 Berlin
- Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery
- University of Rostock
- D-18057 Rostock
- Germany
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He C, Nie W, Feng W. Engineering of biomimetic nanofibrous matrices for drug delivery and tissue engineering. J Mater Chem B 2014; 2:7828-7848. [PMID: 32262073 DOI: 10.1039/c4tb01464b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Biomimetic nanofibers have emerged as promising candidates for drug delivery and tissue engineering applications. In this paper, recent advances on the fabrication and application of biomimetic nanofibers as drug carriers and scaffolding materials are reviewed. First, we delineate the three popular nanofiber fabrication techniques including electrospinning, phase separation and molecular self-assembly, covering the principal materials used for different techniques and surface functionalization strategies for nanofibers. Furthermore, we focus our interest on the nanofiber-based delivery strategies and underlying kinetics for growth factors and other bioactive molecules, following which we summarize the recent advances in the development of these nanofibrous matrices for bone, vascular and neural tissue engineering applications. Finally, research challenges and future trends in the related areas are discussed.
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- Chuanglong He
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, China.
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Fabrication of polyurethane and polyurethane based composite fibres by the electrospinning technique for soft tissue engineering of cardiovascular system. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2014; 46:166-76. [PMID: 25491973 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2014.10.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2013] [Revised: 09/08/2014] [Accepted: 10/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Electrospinning is a unique technique, which provides forming of polymeric scaffolds for soft tissue engineering, which include tissue scaffolds for soft tissues of the cardiovascular system. Such artificial soft tissues of the cardiovascular system may possess mechanical properties comparable to native vascular tissues. Electrospinning technique gives the opportunity to form fibres with nm- to μm-scale in diameter. The arrangement of obtained fibres and their surface determine the biocompatibility of the scaffolds. Polyurethanes (PUs) are being commonly used as a prosthesis of cardiovascular soft tissues due to their excellent biocompatibility, non-toxicity, elasticity and mechanical properties. PUs also possess fine spinning properties. The combination of a variety of PU properties with an electrospinning technique, conducted at the well tailored conditions, gives unlimited possibilities of forming novel polyurethane materials suitable for soft tissue scaffolds applied in cardiovascular tissue engineering. This paper can help researches to gain more widespread and deeper understanding of designing electrospinable PU materials, which may be used as cardiovascular soft tissue scaffolds. In this paper we focus on reagents used in PU synthesis designed to increase PU biocompatibility (polyols) and biodegradability (isocyanates). We also describe suggested surface modifications of electrospun PUs, and the direct influence of surface wettability on providing enhanced biocompatibility of scaffolds. We indicate a great influence of electrospinning parameters (voltage, flow rate, working distance) and used solvents (mostly DMF, THF and HFIP) on fibre alignment and diameter - what impacts the biocompatibility and hemocompatibility of such electrospun PU scaffolds. Moreover, we present PU modifications with natural polymers with novel approach applied in electrospinning of PU scaffolds. This work may contribute with further developing of novel electrospun PUs, which may be applied as soft tissue scaffolds of the cardiovascular system.
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Moulton SE, Wallace GG. 3-dimensional (3D) fabricated polymer based drug delivery systems. J Control Release 2014; 193:27-34. [PMID: 25020039 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2014.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2014] [Revised: 06/26/2014] [Accepted: 07/05/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Drug delivery from 3-dimensional (3D) structures is a rapidly growing area of research. It is essential to achieve structures wherein drug stability is ensured, the drug loading capacity is appropriate and the desired controlled release profile can be attained. Attention must also be paid to the development of appropriate fabrication machinery that allows 3D drug delivery systems (DDS) to be produced in a simple, reliable and reproducible manner. The range of fabrication methods currently being used to form 3D DDSs include electrospinning (solution and melt), wet-spinning and printing (3-dimensional). The use of these techniques enables production of DDSs from the macro-scale down to the nano-scale. This article reviews progress in these fabrication techniques to form DDSs that possess desirable drug delivery kinetics for a wide range of applications.
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- Simon E Moulton
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Intelligent Polymer Research Institute, Australia; University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Intelligent Polymer Research Institute, Australia; University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.
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Woods I, Flanagan TC. Electrospinning of biomimetic scaffolds for tissue-engineered vascular grafts: threading the path. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2014; 12:815-32. [PMID: 24903895 DOI: 10.1586/14779072.2014.925397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Tissue-engineered vascular grafts (TEVGs) offer an alternative to synthetic grafts for the surgical treatment of atherosclerosis and congenital heart defects, and may improve graft patency and patient outcomes after implantation. Electrospinning is a versatile manufacturing process for the production of fibrous scaffolds. This review aims to investigate novel approaches undertaken to improve the design of electrospun scaffolds for TEVG development. The review describes how electrospinning can be adapted to produce aligned nanofibrous scaffolds used in vascular tissue engineering, while novel processes for improved performance of such scaffolds are examined and compared to evaluate their effectiveness and potential. By highlighting new drug delivery techniques and porogenic technologies, in addition to analyzing in vitro and in vivo testing of electrospun TEVGs, it is hoped that this review will provide guidance on how the next generation of electrospun vascular graft scaffolds will be designed and tested for the potential improvement of cardiovascular therapies.
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- Ian Woods
- School of Medicine & Medical Science, Health Sciences Centre, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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Kim HS, Yoo HS. Therapeutic application of electrospun nanofibrous meshes. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2014; 9:517-33. [DOI: 10.2217/nnm.13.224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Fabricating tissue architecture-mimicking scaffolds is one of the major challenges in the field of tissue engineering. Electrospun nanofibers have been considered as potent techniques for fabricating fibrous scaffolds biomimicking extracellular frameworks. Therapeutic agent-incorporated nanofibrous meshes have widely served as excellent substrates for adhesion, proliferation and differentiation. Many drugs, proteins and nucleic acids were incorporated into the scaffolds for regeneration of skin, musculoskeletal, neural and vascular tissue engineering in aims to control the release of the therapeutic agents. In the current article, we focus on introducing various fabrication techniques for electrospun nanofiber-based scaffolds and subsequent functionalization of nanofibers for therapeutic purposes. We also detail how the therapeutic nanofibrous meshes can be employed in the field of tissue engineering.
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- Hye Sung Kim
- Department of Biomedical Materials Engineering, School of Bioscience & Bioengineering, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 200-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Materials Engineering, School of Bioscience & Bioengineering, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 200-701, Republic of Korea
- Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology, Kangwon National University, Republic of Korea
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