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ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
Volume 30, Issue 42, Pages -Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202004276
Keywords
biomimetic structure; cartilage ring; poly(glycerol sebacate); tissue-engineered trachea; vascularization
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Funding
- National Key Research and Development Program of China [2017YFC1103900]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81970014]
- Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai [19ZR1442600, 18ZR1401900]
- Graduate Student Innovation Fund of Donghua University [CUSF-DH-D-2019022]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
- DHU Distinguished Young Professor Program [LZA2019001]
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The lack of a biomimetic tracheal substitute featured with cartilage ring/vascularized connective tissue alternate structure (CVCAS) has significantly retarded a clinical breakthrough of tissue-engineered trachea in repairing extensive tracheal lesions. Herein, a novel modular strategy based on cartilage rings and biomaterial rings is used to generate a biomimetic trachea with CVCAS. Poly(sebacoyl diglyceride) and polycaprolactone (PCL) (PSeD/PCL) are blended to fabricate a porous scaffold with satisfactory mechanical properties, biodegradability, and biocompatibility. A cartilage ring is engineered in vitro using ring-shaped PSeD/PCL scaffold loaded with chondrocytes and cartilage tube is generated in vivo through the fusion of multiple modular cartilage rings. More importantly, biomimetic tracheas with CVCAS are successfully fabricated in vivo through alternately stacked cartilage rings and PSeD/PCL rings on a silicon tube. Notably, the engineered biomimetic trachea exhibits not only a bionic structure but also superior mechanical properties compared with the native rabbit trachea. Finally, segmental tracheal defects in rabbits are repaired by transplanting the biomimetic trachea with pedicled muscular flaps. The biomimetic trachea establishes stable blood supply and provided sufficient mechanical strength and biological function similar to those of native trachea. This work represents the first successful regeneration of biomimetic trachea with CVCAS and a promising approach for clinical application.
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