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NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 31, Issue 6, Pages 553-+Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/nbt.2580
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- Office of Naval Research [N000140910137]
- University of Washington
- Boeing-Roundhill Professorship
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The performance of implantable biomedical devices is impeded by the foreign-body reaction, which results in formation of a dense collagenous capsule that blocks mass transport and/or electric communication between the implant and the body. No known materials or coatings can completely prevent capsule formation. Here we demonstrate that ultra-low-fouling zwitterionic hydrogels can resist the formation of a capsule for at least 3 months after subcutaneous implantation in mice. Zwitterionic hydrogels also promote angiogenesis in surrounding tissue, perhaps owing to the presence of macrophages exhibiting phenotypes associated with anti-inflammatory, pro-healing functions. Thus, zwitterionic hydrogels may be useful in a broad range of applications, including generation of biocompatible implantable medical devices and tissue scaffolds.
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