Small-diameter hybrid vascular grafts composed of polycaprolactone and polydioxanone fibers.
Small-diameter hybrid vascular grafts composed of polycaprolactone and polydioxanone fibers.
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由聚己内酯和聚二氧环己酮纤维组成的小直径混合血管移植物
DOI:
10.1038/s41598-017-03851-1
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发表时间:
2017-06-15
影响因子:
4.6
通讯作者:
Zhao Q
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作者:
Pan Y;Zhou X;Wei Y;Zhang Q;Wang T;Zhu M;Li W;Huang R;Liu R;Chen J;Fan G;Wang K;Kong D;Zhao Q
Electrospun polycaprolactone (PCL) vascular grafts showed good mechanical properties and patency. However, the slow degradation of PCL limited vascular regeneration in the graft. Polydioxanone (PDS) is a biodegradable polymer with high mechanical strength and moderate degradation ratein vivo. In this study, a small-diameter hybrid vascular graft was prepared by co-electrospinning PCL and PDS fibers. The incorporation of PDS improves mechanical properties, hydrophilicity of the hybrid grafts compared to PCL grafts. Thein vitro/vivodegradation assay showed that PDS fibers completely degraded within 12 weeks, which resulted in the increased pore size of PCL/PDS grafts. The healing characteristics of the hybrid grafts were evaluated by implantation in rat abdominal aorta replacement model for 1 and 3 months. Color Doppler ultrasound demonstrated PCL/PDS grafts had good patency, and did not show aneurysmal dilatation. Immunofluorescence staining showed the coverage of endothelial cells (ECs) was significantly enhanced in PCL/PDS grafts due to the improved surface hydrophilicity. The degradation of PDS fibers provided extra space, which facilitated vascular smooth muscle regeneration within PCL/PDS grafts. These results suggest that the hybrid PCL/PDS graft may be a promising candidate for the small-diameter vascular grafts.