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MATERIALS
Volume 14, Issue 13, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ma14133678
Keywords
small-diameter vascular graft; electrospinning; polyurethane Pellethane 2363-80A; endothelialization; functioning in vivo
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- Russian State-funded budget project of ICBFM SB RAS [121031300042-1]
- Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation [121032300337]
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This study examined the properties and compatibility of electrospun 3D matrices for vascular grafts produced using different materials. The results showed good hemocompatibility of scaffolds with Gel and bivalirudin, as well as the advantages of Pel-80A grafts over ePTFE in terms of graft occlusion and calcification levels. Additionally, the introduction of bivalirudin into grafts inhibited platelet adhesion.
We examined the physicochemical properties and the biocompatibility and hemocompatibility of electrospun 3D matrices produced using polyurethane Pellethane 2363-80A (Pel-80A) blends Pel-80A with gelatin or/and bivalirudin. Two layers of vascular grafts of 1.8 mm in diameter were manufactured and studied for hemocompatibility ex vivo and functioning in the infrarenal position of Wistar rat abdominal aorta in vivo (n = 18). Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) vascular grafts of similar diameter were implanted as a control (n = 18). Scaffolds produced from Pel-80A with Gel showed high stiffness with a long proportional limit and limited influence of wetting on mechanical characteristics. The electrospun matrices with gelatin have moderate capacity to support cell adhesion and proliferation (similar to 30-47%), whereas vascular grafts with bivalirudin in the inner layer have good hemocompatibility ex vivo. The introduction of bivalirudin into grafts inhibited platelet adhesion and does not lead to a change hemolysis and D-dimers concentration. Study in vivo indicates the advantages of Pel-80A grafts over ePTFE in terms of graft occlusion, calcification level, and blood velocity after 6 months of implantation. The thickness of neointima in Pel-80A-based grafts stabilizes after three months (41.84 +/- 20.21 mu m) and does not increase until six months, demonstrating potential for long-term functioning without stenosis and as a suitable candidate for subsequent preclinical studies in large animals.
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