Development of 3D printed electrospun vascular graft loaded with tetramethylpyrazine for reducing thrombosis and restraining aneurysmal dilatation

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Background: Small-diameter vascular grafts have become the focus of attention in tissue engineering. Thrombosis and aneurysmal dilatation are the two major complications of the loss of vascular access after surgery. Therefore, we focused on fabricating 3D printed electrospun vascular grafts loaded with tetramethylpyrazine (TMP) to overcome these limitations.

Methods: Based on electrospinning and 3D printing, 3D-printed electrospun vascular grafts loaded with TMP were fabricated. The inner layer of the graft was composed of electrospun poly(L-lactic-co-caprolactone) (PLCL) nanofibers and the outer layer consisted of 3D printed polycaprolactone (PCL) microfibers. The characterization and mechanical properties were tested. The blood compatibility and in vitro cytocompatibility of the grafts were also evaluated. Additionally, rat abdominal aortas were replaced with these 3D-printed electrospun grafts to evaluate their biosafety.

Results: Mechanical tests demonstrated that the addition of PCL microfibers could improve the mechanical properties. In vitro experimental data proved that the introduction of TMP effectively inhibited platelet adhesion. Afterwards, rat abdominal aorta was replaced with 3D-printed electrospun grafts. The 3D-printed electrospun graft loaded with TMP showed good biocompatibility and mechanical strength within 6 months and maintained substantial patency without the occurrence of acute thrombosis. Moreover, no obvious aneurysmal dilatation was observed.

Conclusions: The study demonstrated that 3D-printed electrospun vascular grafts loaded with TMP may have the potential for injured vascular healing.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Burns & trauma - 12(2024) vom: 13., Seite tkae008

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Shen, Yihong [VerfasserIn]
Pan, Yanjun [VerfasserIn]
Liang, Fubang [VerfasserIn]
Song, Jiahui [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Xiao [VerfasserIn]
Cui, Jie [VerfasserIn]
Cai, Guangfang [VerfasserIn]
El-Newehy, Mohamed [VerfasserIn]
Abdulhameed, Meera Moydeen [VerfasserIn]
Gu, Hongbing [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Binbin [VerfasserIn]
Yin, Meng [VerfasserIn]
Mo, Xiumei [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

3D printing
Aneurysmal dilatation
Electrospinning
Journal Article
Tetramethylpyrazine
Thrombosis
Vascular graft

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Date Revised 11.04.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/burnst/tkae008

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370859626