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Bioactive and mechanically stable hydroxyapatite patterning for rapid endothelialization of artificial vascular graft
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- Issue Date
- 2020-01
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Citation
- Materials Science and Engineering C, Vol.106, p. 110287
- Abstract
- Polymeric vascular grafts have been widely used in the vascular regeneration field because of their ease of application. However, synthetic polymer grafts have the severe problem of low biocompatibility, which may cause delayed endothelialization and hyperplasia. In this study, we fabricated a linear hydroxyapatite (HA) pattern on a silicon wafer and then transferred the pattern to a poly(L-lactic)-acid (PLLA) film for use as a tubular vascular graft. The HA pattern with its characteristic needle-like shape was successfully embedded into the PLLA. The HA-patterned PLLA film exhibited superior mechanical stability compared with that of a HA-coated PLLA film under bending, elongation, and in vitro circulation conditions, suggesting its suitability for use as a tubular vascular graft. In addition, the HA pattern guided rapid endothelialization by promoting proliferation of endothelial cells and their migration along the pattern. The hemocompatibility of the HA-patterned PLLA was also confirmed, with substantially fewer platelets adhered on its surface. Overall, in addition to good mechanical stability, the HA-patterned PLLA exhibited enhanced biocompatibility and hemocompatibility compared with pure PLLA.
- ISSN
- 0928-4931
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