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InSilc Computational Tool for In Silico Optimization of Drug-Eluting Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffolds. COMPUTATIONAL AND MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN MEDICINE 2022; 2022:5311208. [PMID: 36105243 PMCID: PMC9467806 DOI: 10.1155/2022/5311208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2022] [Revised: 08/12/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
Stents made by different manufacturers must meet the requirements of standard in vitro mechanical tests performed under different physiological conditions in order to be validated. In addition to in vitro research, there is a need for in silico numerical simulations that can help during the stent prototyping phase. In silico simulations have the ability to give the same stent responses as well as the potential to reduce costs and time needed to carry out experimental tests. The goal of this paper is to show the achievements of the computational platform created as a result of the EU-funded project InSilc, used for numerical testing of most standard tests for validation of preproduction bioresorbable vascular scaffolds (BVSs). Within the platform, an ad hoc simulation protocol has been developed based on the finite element (FE) analysis program PAK and user interface software CAD Field and Solid. Two different designs of two different stents have been numerically simulated using this integrated tool, and the results have been demonstrated. The following standard tests have been performed: longitudinal tensile strength, local compression, kinking, and flex 1-3. Strut thickness and additional pocket holes (slots) in two different scaffolds have been used as representative parameters for comparing the mechanical characteristics of the stents (AB-BVS vs. AB-BVS-thinner and PLLA-prot vs. PLLA-plot-slot). The AB-BVS-thinner prototype shows better overall stress distribution than the AB-BVS, while the PLLA-prot shows better overall stress distribution in comparison to the PLLA-plot-slot. In all cases, the values of the maximum effective stresses are below 220 MPa—the value obtained by in vitro experiment. Despite the presented results, additional considerations should be included before the proposed software can be used as a validation tool for stent prototyping.
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Milosevic M, Anic M, Nikolic D, Geroski V, Milicevic B, Kojic M, Filipovic N. Application of in silico Platform for the Development and Optimization of Fully Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold Designs. FRONTIERS IN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY 2021; 3:724062. [PMID: 35047953 PMCID: PMC8757700 DOI: 10.3389/fmedt.2021.724062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2021] [Accepted: 09/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Bioresorbable vascular scaffolds (BVS), made either from polymers or from metals, are promising materials for treating coronary artery disease through the processes of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. Despite the opinion that bioresorbable polymers are more promising for coronary stents, their long-term advantages over metallic alloys have not yet been demonstrated. The development of new polymer-based BVS or optimization of the existing ones requires engineers to perform many very expensive mechanical tests to identify optimal structural geometry and material characteristics. in silico mechanical testing opens the possibility for a fast and low-cost process of analysis of all the mechanical characteristics and also provides the possibility to compare two or more competing designs. In this study, we used a recently introduced material model of poly-l-lactic acid (PLLA) fully bioresorbable vascular scaffold and recently empowered numerical InSilc platform to perform in silico mechanicals tests of two different stent designs with different material and geometrical characteristics. The result of inflation, radial compression, three-point bending, and two-plate crush tests shows that numerical procedures with true experimental constitutive relationships could provide reliable conclusions and a significant contribution to the optimization and design of bioresorbable polymer-based stents.
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- Miljan Milosevic
- Bioengineering Research and Development Center, BioIRC, Kragujevac, Serbia
- Institute for Information Technologies, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
- Faculty of Information Technologies, Belgrade Metropolitan University, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Bioengineering Research and Development Center, BioIRC, Kragujevac, Serbia
- Faculty of Engineering, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Bioengineering Research and Development Center, BioIRC, Kragujevac, Serbia
- Institute for Information Technologies, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Bioengineering Research and Development Center, BioIRC, Kragujevac, Serbia
- Faculty of Engineering, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Bioengineering Research and Development Center, BioIRC, Kragujevac, Serbia
- Faculty of Engineering, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Bioengineering Research and Development Center, BioIRC, Kragujevac, Serbia
- Department of Nanomedicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX, United States
- Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Bioengineering Research and Development Center, BioIRC, Kragujevac, Serbia
- Faculty of Engineering, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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Bukala J, Buszman PP, Małachowski J, Mazurkiewicz L, Sybilski K. Experimental Tests, FEM Constitutive Modeling and Validation of PLGA Bioresorbable Polymer for Stent Applications. MATERIALS 2020; 13:ma13082003. [PMID: 32344744 PMCID: PMC7215386 DOI: 10.3390/ma13082003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2020] [Revised: 04/20/2020] [Accepted: 04/21/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The use of bioresorbable polymers such as poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) in coronary stents can hypothetically reduce the risk of complications (e.g., restenosis, thrombosis) after percutaneous coronary intervention. However, there is a need for a constitutive modeling strategy that combines the simplicity of implementation with strain rate dependency. Here, a constitutive modeling methodology for PLGA comprising numerical simulation using a finite element method is presented. First, the methodology and results of PLGA experimental tests are presented, with a focus on tension tests of tubular-type specimens with different strain rates. Subsequently, the constitutive modeling methodology is proposed and described. Material model constants are determined based on the results of the experimental tests. Finally, the developed methodology is validated by experimental and numerical comparisons of stent free compression tests with various compression speeds. The validation results show acceptable correlation in terms of both quality and quantity. The proposed and validated constitutive modeling approach for the bioresorbable polymer provides a useful tool for the design and evaluation of bioresorbable stents.
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- Jakub Bukala
- Institute of Mechanics and Computational Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Military University of Technology, Gen. Sylwestra Kaliskiego 2, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland; (J.B.); (L.M.); (K.S.)
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- Center for Cardiovascular Research and Development American Heart of Poland, Czajek 41, 40-534 Katowice, Poland;
- Department of Cardiology, Andrzej Frycz-Modrzewski Kraków University, Gustawa Herlinga-Grudzińskiego 1, 30-705 Cracow, Poland
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- Institute of Mechanics and Computational Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Military University of Technology, Gen. Sylwestra Kaliskiego 2, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland; (J.B.); (L.M.); (K.S.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-261-839-140
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- Institute of Mechanics and Computational Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Military University of Technology, Gen. Sylwestra Kaliskiego 2, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland; (J.B.); (L.M.); (K.S.)
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- Institute of Mechanics and Computational Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Military University of Technology, Gen. Sylwestra Kaliskiego 2, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland; (J.B.); (L.M.); (K.S.)
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Verdoia M, Kedhi E, Suryapranata H, Galasso G, Dudek D, De Luca G. Polymer-Free vs. Polymer-Coated Drug-Eluting Stents for the Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease: A Meta-Analysis of 16 Randomized Trials. CARDIOVASCULAR REVASCULARIZATION MEDICINE 2019; 21:745-753. [PMID: 31669109 DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2019.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2019] [Revised: 09/30/2019] [Accepted: 10/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Polymer-coating represents one of components of drug-eluting stents (DES) to have experienced a more intensive technological evolution. Polymer-free DES (PF-DES) have offered promising angiographic results, with earlier complete re-endothelization, potentially reducing the thrombotic risk and offering the option of a shorter antiplatelet therapy. However, contrasting prognostic data have been reported so far with PF-DES. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to perform a comprehensive updated meta-analysis of randomized trials (RCT) comparing the impact of PF-DES vs polymer- coated DES (PC-DES) on clinical outcome. METHODS Literature and main scientific session abstracts were searched for RCTs comparing PF-DES vs PC-DES for the treatment of CAD. The primary efficacy endpoint was mortality, secondary endpoints were cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, target lesion revascularization (TLR) and stent thrombosis. RESULTS We included 16 randomized clinical trials, with a total of 15,689 patients, including 50.6% randomized to PF-DES. At a median follow-up of 24 months, PF-DES were associated to a significant reduction in mortality as compared to PC-DES (0.82 [0.68, 0.99], p = .03, I2 = 0%; phet = 0.93). However, no significant benefit was observed in terms of cardiovascular death or major ischemic endpoints (respectively CV death: OR [95% CI] = 0.92 [0.71, 1.18] p = .50, I2 = 0.50; phet = 0.84; MI: OR [95% CI] = 1.08 [0.90, 1.29], p = .42; I2 = 0%, phet = 0.98; TLR: OR [95% CI] = 1.02 [0.78, 1.32], p = .91; I2 = 0.63 phet = 0.0003; ST: OR [95% CI] = 0.98 [0.87, 1.10], p = .72; I2 = 0% phet = 0.64). By meta-regression analysis, the mortality benefits of PF-DES were not conditioned by the rate of diabetes mellitus or acute coronary syndromes. CONCLUSIONS Based on the current meta-analysis, PF-DES are associated to a significant reduction in mortality as compared to PC-DES, but not in the occurrence of major ischemic events. Future larger studies are certainly needed to further investigate and confirm our findings, especially in particular subsets of patients, such as those with high bleeding risk or acute myocardial infarction.
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- Monica Verdoia
- Division of Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria "Maggiore della Carità", Eastern Piedmont University, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, ISALA Hospital, Zwolle, the Netherlands
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- Divisione di Cardiologia, Università degli Studi di Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology, Jagellonian University Krakow, Poland
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- Division of Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria "Maggiore della Carità", Eastern Piedmont University, Novara, Italy.
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A Computational Framework to Model Degradation of Biocorrodible Metal Stents Using an Implicit Finite Element Solver. Ann Biomed Eng 2015; 44:382-90. [DOI: 10.1007/s10439-015-1530-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2015] [Accepted: 12/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Debusschere N, Segers P, Dubruel P, Verhegghe B, De Beule M. A finite element strategy to investigate the free expansion behaviour of a biodegradable polymeric stent. J Biomech 2015; 48:2012-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2015.03.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2014] [Revised: 03/07/2015] [Accepted: 03/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Bozsak F, Gonzalez-Rodriguez D, Sternberger Z, Belitz P, Bewley T, Chomaz JM, Barakat AI. Optimization of Drug Delivery by Drug-Eluting Stents. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0130182. [PMID: 26083626 PMCID: PMC4470631 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0130182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2014] [Accepted: 05/18/2015] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Drug-eluting stents (DES), which release anti-proliferative drugs into the arterial wall in a controlled manner, have drastically reduced the rate of in-stent restenosis and revolutionized the treatment of atherosclerosis. However, late stent thrombosis remains a safety concern in DES, mainly due to delayed healing of the endothelial wound inflicted during DES implantation. We present a framework to optimize DES design such that restenosis is inhibited without affecting the endothelial healing process. To this end, we have developed a computational model of fluid flow and drug transport in stented arteries and have used this model to establish a metric for quantifying DES performance. The model takes into account the multi-layered structure of the arterial wall and incorporates a reversible binding model to describe drug interaction with the cells of the arterial wall. The model is coupled to a novel optimization algorithm that allows identification of optimal DES designs. We show that optimizing the period of drug release from DES and the initial drug concentration within the coating has a drastic effect on DES performance. Paclitaxel-eluting stents perform optimally by releasing their drug either very rapidly (within a few hours) or very slowly (over periods of several months up to one year) at concentrations considerably lower than current DES. In contrast, sirolimus-eluting stents perform optimally only when drug release is slow. The results offer explanations for recent trends in the development of DES and demonstrate the potential for large improvements in DES design relative to the current state of commercial devices.
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- Franz Bozsak
- Laboratoire d’Hydrodynamique (LadHyX), École Polytechnique—CNRS, Palaiseau cedex, France
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- Laboratoire d’Hydrodynamique (LadHyX), École Polytechnique—CNRS, Palaiseau cedex, France
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- UCSD Flow Control and Coordinated Robotics Labs Dept of MAE, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- UCSD Flow Control and Coordinated Robotics Labs Dept of MAE, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Laboratoire d’Hydrodynamique (LadHyX), École Polytechnique—CNRS, Palaiseau cedex, France
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- Laboratoire d’Hydrodynamique (LadHyX), École Polytechnique—CNRS, Palaiseau cedex, France
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Costopoulos C, Latib A, Naganuma T, Sticchi A, Giannini F, Colombo A. Newly available and recent advances in drug-eluting stents. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2014; 11:555-66. [DOI: 10.1586/erc.13.43] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Ielasi A, Anzuini A. Guide-catheter extension system facilitated multiple bioresorbable vascular scaffolds (ABSORB®) delivery in a very long and resistant coronary artery lesion. CARDIOVASCULAR REVASCULARIZATION MEDICINE 2013; 15:117-20. [PMID: 24054502 DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2013.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2013] [Revised: 07/30/2013] [Accepted: 08/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
We report the case of a 77-year-old male patient who was admitted to our institution for non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction. Coronary angiography showed a sub-occlusive lesion of the distal left anterior descending artery (LAD) in the context of a diffuse atherosclerotic disease involving a very long segment of the vessel (about 80mm in length by visual estimation). Pre-dilatation was performed in the mid calcified segment of the LAD with a non-compliant balloon inducing vessel dissection. An everolimus-eluting bioresorbable vascular scaffold (EEBVS) was then advanced in the LAD but the first delivery attempt at the distal site failed because of friction between the EEBVS struts and the calcified vessel wall. In order to facilitate EEBVS delivery, a 5Fr catheter system (Heart Rail II, Terumo, Tokyo, Japan) was advanced in the mid LAD within a standard 6Fr guiding catheter facilitating a non-traumatic deep intubation up to the mid LAD. This strategy increased back-up support facilitating the delivery, beyond the site of resistance, of four EEBVS implanted in overlap. This case demonstrated the successful use of a guide catheter extension system to deliver multiple EEBVS in a patient with a long, calcified LAD lesion.
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- Alfonso Ielasi
- Catheterization Laboratory, Cardiology Department, Istituto Clinico Humanitas Mater Domini Via Gerenzano 2, 21053 Castellanza, VA, Italy.
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- Catheterization Laboratory, Cardiology Department, Istituto Clinico Humanitas Mater Domini Via Gerenzano 2, 21053 Castellanza, VA, Italy
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Sun D, Zheng Y, Yin T, Tang C, Yu Q, Wang G. Coronary drug-eluting stents: From design optimization to newer strategies. J Biomed Mater Res A 2013; 102:1625-40. [DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.34806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2013] [Revised: 04/25/2013] [Accepted: 05/11/2013] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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- Daming Sun
- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology (Chongqing University), Ministry of Education, Chongqing Engineering Laboratory in Vascular Implants, Bioengineering College of Chongqing University; Chongqing 400044 People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology (Chongqing University), Ministry of Education, Chongqing Engineering Laboratory in Vascular Implants, Bioengineering College of Chongqing University; Chongqing 400044 People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology (Chongqing University), Ministry of Education, Chongqing Engineering Laboratory in Vascular Implants, Bioengineering College of Chongqing University; Chongqing 400044 People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology (Chongqing University), Ministry of Education, Chongqing Engineering Laboratory in Vascular Implants, Bioengineering College of Chongqing University; Chongqing 400044 People's Republic of China
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; University of Missouri; Columbia Missouri 65211
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology (Chongqing University), Ministry of Education, Chongqing Engineering Laboratory in Vascular Implants, Bioengineering College of Chongqing University; Chongqing 400044 People's Republic of China
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Grundfest-Broniatowski S. What would surgeons like from materials scientists? WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-NANOMEDICINE AND NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY 2013; 5:299-319. [PMID: 23533092 DOI: 10.1002/wnan.1220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
Surgery involves the repair, resection, replacement, or improvement of body parts and functions and in numerous ways, surgery should be considered human engineering. There are many areas in which surgical materials could be improved, but surgeons are generally unaware of materials available for use, while materials scientists do not know what surgeons require. This article will review some of the areas where surgeons and materials scientists have interacted in the past and will discuss some of the most pressing problems which remain to be solved. These include better implant materials for hernia repair, breast reconstruction, the treatment of diabetes, vascular stenting and reconstruction, and electrical pacing devices. The combination of tissue engineering and nanomaterials has great potential for application to nearly every aspect of surgery. Tissue engineering will allow cells or artificial organs to be grown for specific uses while nanotechnology will help to ensure maximal biocompatibility. Biosensors will be combined with improved electrodes and pacing devices to control impaired neurological functions.
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