Transcatheter-delivered expandable bioresorbable polymeric graft with stenting capacity induces vascular regeneration

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Abstract

As the next step in the translation of vascular tissue engineering, this study uniquely combines transcatheter delivery and in situ tissue regeneration using a novel bioresorbable electrospun polymer graft that can be implanted minimally invasively. Once delivered inside a small-diameter vessel, the electrospun microstructure supports the vessel wall, facilitates cellular infiltration, and guides organized tissue formation.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1095-1110
Number of pages16
JournalJACC: Basic to Translational Science
Volume5
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2020

Funding

The authors thank Dr. Serena Buscone and Arturo Lichauco, MSc, (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology) for assistance and expert advice on histology, and Prof. Dr. Patricia Dankers for critical analysis of the manuscript. This work was funded by a grant from the Dutch government to the Netherlands Institute for Regenerative Medicine (grant FES0908). The authors gratefully acknowledge funding from the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science for the Gravitation Program 024.003.103 “Materials Driven Regeneration.” Stentit provided funding to this study through a soft loan provided by the Dutch government (STW Take-Off Phase 2, project 15672). Drs. Bart Sanders and Maria Cabrera are founders and shareholders of Stentit B.V. Drs. Bart Sanders, Maria S. Cabrera, and Frank P.T. Baaijens are the holders of a patent related to the presented graft technology. All other authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.

Funders
Eindhoven University of Technology

    Keywords

    • elastin
    • regeneration
    • tissue engineering
    • transcatheter delivery
    • vascular graft

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