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Sarifuddin, Roy S, Mandal PK. Computational model of stent-based delivery from a half-embedded two-layered coating. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin 2020; 23:815-831. [PMID: 32588648 DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2020.1767775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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An attempt is made in the present investigation to develop a computational model for the purpose of studying the effect of interstitial flow in the porous media on the distribution of drug eluted from a half-embedded drug-eluting stent and its retention in the presence of two-layered coating of the stent. The transport of free drug inside the coatings is considered as an unsteady diffusion process while that in the tissue as an unsteady convection-diffusion-reaction process. The bound drug is governed by an unsteady reaction process only. Immersed boundary method (IBM) in the staggered grid formulation, popularly known as marker and cell (MAC) method, has been leveraged to tackle numerically the governing equations. This model highlights the benefits of consideration of two-layered coating and does predict underlying mechanism for better efficacy by tweaking the kinetics parameters. Comparisons are also made with the results available for stent-based delivery.
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- Sarifuddin
- Department of Mathematics, Berhampore College, Berhampore, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal, India
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Chen Y, Xiong Y, Jiang W, Wong MS, Yan F, Wang Q, Fan Y. Numerical simulation on the effects of drug-eluting stents with different bending angles on hemodynamics and drug distribution. Med Biol Eng Comput 2016; 54:1859-1870. [PMID: 27048391 DOI: 10.1007/s11517-016-1488-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2015] [Accepted: 03/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Implantation of drug-eluting stents in curved blood vessels may cause changes in hemodynamics and drug distribution, and even provoke in-stent restenosis. Due to the complexity of building three-dimensional (3-D) curved stent model, few studies have gone through such numerical simulations. In this study, three virtual stent models with different bending angles (0°, 30° and 90°) were developed to numerically investigate the distribution of wall shear stress (WSS) and drug concentration. The results showed that (1) the low-WSS regions in the inner bend of the stent models increased with the bending angles; (2) the drug concentration differed between the inner and outer bends of the stents but irrespective to the changes of bending angle; (3) the pattern of drug concentration for the curved stents found similar to that of the straight stents, and the phenomenon, 'proximal part low and distal part high' in the drug concentration showed in both the straight and curved stents. The increase in bending angles from 30° to 90° had little effect on the WSS and drug concentration; however, the largest effect of the curved stents was the remarkable difference of drug concentration between the inner and outer bends of the stents-about 20 %. Hence, it is feasible that quick analysis focused on the straight stents instead of the curved stents.
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- Yu Chen
- Department of Applied Mechanics, Sichuan University, NanYihuan Road No. 24, WuHou District, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- School of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- Department of Applied Mechanics, Sichuan University, NanYihuan Road No. 24, WuHou District, Chengdu, 610065, China.
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- Interdisciplinary Division of Biomedical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Applied Mechanics, Sichuan University, NanYihuan Road No. 24, WuHou District, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- Department of Applied Mechanics, Sichuan University, NanYihuan Road No. 24, WuHou District, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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CHEN YU, JIANG WENTAO, CHEN XI, ZHENG TINGHUI, WANG QINGYUAN, FAN YUBO. NUMERICAL SIMULATION ON THE EFFECTS OF DRUG-ELUTING STENTS WITH DIFFERENT LINKS ON HEMODYNAMICS AND DRUG CONCENTRATION DISTRIBUTION. J MECH MED BIOL 2013. [DOI: 10.1142/s021951941350070x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The changes of hemodynamics and drug distribution caused by the implantation of drug-eluting stents (DES) have a significant influence on the in-stent restenosis. The present study numerically carried out a comparative study of hemodynamics and drug distribution using four different links of DES: Cordis BX velocity (Model A), Jostent flex (Model B), Sorin Carbostent (Model C), and DT-2 (Model D). The results showed that (1) low wall shear stress (WSS) distribution region spread widely in Model C (16.16%), with the least in Model B (10.35%); (2) Model C has relatively uniform drug concentration and causes of fewer low drug concentration region; and (3) Model A has the largest drug concentration, but also the most uneven distribution of drug. It was concluded that DES with circumferential links helps to improve in-stent restenosis as compared with that with longitudinal designs, and flexible links led to more uniformly and smoothly distributed blood flow than rigid links. However, the links with longitudinal designs had a better performance as drug release carrier than that with circumferential design. And if the links are too close together, the drug cannot be released effectively in the blood vessels. The current study helps to enhance our understanding of the performance of DES and provides assistance for optimal design and selection of DES.
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- YU CHEN
- Department of Applied Mechanics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Mechanics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Mechanics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Mechanics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Mechanics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P. R. China
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- School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, P. R. China
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Wang GX, Yin TY, Luo LL, Hou YB, Wang YZ, Ruan CG, Guzman RP, Guidoin R. Eluting characteristics of a platelet glycoprotein receptor antibody using a PLLA-coated stent. JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE-POLYMER EDITION 2012; 19:359-71. [PMID: 18325236 DOI: 10.1163/156856208783721001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- G.-X. Wang
- a Bioengineering College of Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- b Bioengineering College of Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- c Bioengineering College of Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- d Bioengineering College of Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- e Bioengineering College of Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- f Jiangshu Institute of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Suzhou University, Suzhou, China
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- g Vascular Surgery, St-Boniface General Hospital, Winnipeg, Canada
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- h Department of Surgery, Laval University and Quebec Biomaterials Institute, CHUQ, Quebec, Canada G1K 7P4
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Novel Coating Technologies of Drug Eluting Stents. ACTIVE IMPLANTS AND SCAFFOLDS FOR TISSUE REGENERATION 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/8415_2010_54] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Mani G, Macias CE, Feldman MD, Marton D, Oh S, Mauli Agrawal C. Delivery of paclitaxel from cobalt-chromium alloy surfaces without polymeric carriers. Biomaterials 2010; 31:5372-84. [PMID: 20398928 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2010.03.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2010] [Accepted: 03/16/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Polymer-based carriers are commonly used to deliver drugs from stents. However, adverse responses to polymer coatings have raised serious concerns. This research is focused on delivering drugs from stents without using polymers or any carriers. Paclitaxel (PAT), an anti-restenotic drug, has strong adhesion towards a variety of material surfaces. In this study, we have utilized such natural adhesion property of PAT to attach these molecules directly to cobalt-chromium (Co-Cr) alloy, an ultra-thin stent strut material. Four different groups of drug coated specimens were prepared by directly adding PAT to Co-Cr alloy surfaces: Group-A (PAT coated, unheated, and ethanol cleaned); Group-B (PAT coated, heat treated, and ethanol cleaned); Group-C (PAT coated, unheated, and not ethanol cleaned); and Group-D (PAT coated, heat treated and not ethanol cleaned). In vitro drug release of these specimens was investigated using high performance liquid chromatography. Groups A and B showed sustained PAT release for up to 56 days. A simple ethanol cleaning procedure after PAT deposition can remove the loosely bound drug crystals from the alloy surfaces and thereby allowing the remaining strongly bound drug molecules to be released at a sustained rate. The heat treatment after PAT coating further improved the stability of PAT on Co-Cr alloy and allowed the drug to be delivered at a much slower rate, especially during the initial 7 days. The specimens which were not cleaned in ethanol, Groups C and D, showed burst release. PAT coated Co-Cr alloy specimens were thoroughly characterized using scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. These techniques were collectively useful in studying the morphology, distribution, and attachment of PAT molecules on Co-Cr alloy surfaces. Thus, this study suggests the potential for delivering paclitaxel from Co-Cr alloy surfaces without using any carriers.
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- Gopinath Mani
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, The University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249-0619, USA.
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Mongrain R, Faik I, Leask RL, Rodés-Cabau J, Larose E, Bertrand OF. Effects of Diffusion Coefficients and Struts Apposition Using Numerical Simulations for Drug Eluting Coronary Stents. J Biomech Eng 2007; 129:733-42. [PMID: 17887899 DOI: 10.1115/1.2768381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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In the context of drug eluting stent, we present two-dimensional numerical models of mass transport of the drug in the wall and in the lumen to study the effect of the drug diffusion coefficients in the three principal media (blood, vascular wall, and polymer coating treated as a three-compartment problem) and the impact of different strut apposition configurations (fully embedded, half embedded, and not embedded). The different conditions were analyzed in terms of their consequence on the drug concentration distribution in the arterial wall. We apply the concept of the therapeutic window to the targeted vascular wall region and derive simple metrics to assess the efficiency of the various stent configurations. Although most of the drug is dispersed in the lumen, variations in the blood flow rate within the physiological range of coronary blood flow and the diffusivity of the drug molecule in the blood were shown to have a negligible effect on the amount of drug in the wall. Our results reveal that the amount of drug cumulated in the wall depends essentially on the relative values of the diffusion coefficients in the polymer coating and in the wall. Concerning the strut apposition, it is shown that the fully embedded strut configuration would provide a better concentration distribution.
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- Rosaire Mongrain
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2K6, Canada.
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Mani G, Feldman MD, Patel D, Agrawal CM. Coronary stents: a materials perspective. Biomaterials 2006; 28:1689-710. [PMID: 17188349 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2006.11.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 410] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2006] [Accepted: 11/29/2006] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The objective of this review is to describe the suitability of different biomaterials as coronary stents. This review focuses on the following topics: (1) different materials used for stents, (2) surface characteristics that influence stent-biology interactions, (3) the use of polymers in stents, and (4) drug-eluting stents, especially those that are commercially available.
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- Gopinath Mani
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, The University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249 0619, USA
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Acharya G, Park K. Mechanisms of controlled drug release from drug-eluting stents. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2006; 58:387-401. [PMID: 16546289 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2006.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 276] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2004] [Accepted: 01/31/2006] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The clinical importance of drug-eluting stents (DESs) has been demonstrated by their unparalleled success in preventing restenosis after stenting procedures. The magnitude of success is historic despite their short history. The current DESs deliver a single drug aiming to prevent or minimize proliferation of smooth muscle cells. Since the restenosis process involves several different biological responses, the ability to deliver the right drugs at the right times is critical for further development of the second generation of DESs. As the type of drugs that can be delivered from DESs varies, it is imperative to understand the drug delivery mechanisms and the approaches available for drug coating on the stents. The drug delivery mechanisms of current DESs that have been used clinically and under clinical trials are explained.
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Poblet E, Jiménez F, Pascual A, Piqué E. Frontal fibrosing alopecia versus lichen planopilaris: a clinicopathological study. Int J Dermatol 2006; 45:375-80. [PMID: 16650161 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2006.02507.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) is an acquired scarring alopecia currently considered a clinical variant of lichen planopilaris (LPP). Our purpose was to examine the clinicopathological features of FFA. In addition, we investigated the similarities and differences between FFA and LPP. METHODS Biopsies from the scalp lesions of eight patients with FFA and eight patients with LPP were microscopically analyzed. Two cases of FFA and four cases of LPP were studied using direct immunofluorescence. RESULTS In spite of the completely different clinical characteristics of FFA and LPP patients, the histopathological findings for the two entities were similar. Common microscopic findings for both FFA and LPP included an inflammatory lymphocytic infiltrate involving the isthmus and infundibulum of the hair follicles, the presence of apoptotic cells in the external root sheath, and a concentric fibrosis surrounding the hair follicles that resulted in their destruction with subsequent scarring alopecia. Biopsies taken from FFA patients showed less follicular inflammation and more apoptotic cells than those from LPP patients. In some cases of LPP, the inflammatory infiltrate involved the interfollicular epidermis, a finding never present in our FFA cases. Direct immunofluorescence was negative in the two cases of FFA studied and showed deposits of immunoglobulins and/or complement in two of the four LPP cases examined. CONCLUSIONS The characteristic findings for FFA were more prominent apoptosis and less inflammation than found in LPP, along with spared interfollicular epidermis. FFA cases showed a rather characteristic histopathological pattern, although we could not find any clear-cut histological differences between FFA and LPP.
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- Enrique Poblet
- Department of Pathology, Hospital General Universitario de Albacete, Albacete, Spain
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Poblet E, Jimenez F, Pascual A, Pique E. Frontal fibrosing alopecia versus lichen planopilaris: a clinicopathological study. Int J Dermatol 2005. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2004.02507.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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