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Soft Biomimetic 3D Free-Form Artificial Vascular Graft Using a Highly Uniform Microspherical Porous Structure.

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This study presents a biomimetic 3D customizable artificial vascular graft with a highly porous and uniform microscale structure. The structural features were obtained by dip coating of a highly close-packed… Click to show full abstract

This study presents a biomimetic 3D customizable artificial vascular graft with a highly porous and uniform microscale structure. The structural features were obtained by dip coating of a highly close-packed microsphere suspension on a 3D printed sacrificial template. Considering the structured arrangement of microspherical porogens in the coating layer, the microsphere-leached constructs showed higher uniformity and porosity than the conventionally particulate-leached structures, leading to ultrasoft mechanical compliance. Considering biomechanical compatibility, the resulting elastic moduli were at the sub-MPa level, comparable with those of native vascular tissues. In addition, the developed porous graft was reinforced selectively at the edge regions using a nonporous coating to secure its practical sutureability for clinical use. The sufficiently low cytotoxicity was clinically confirmed to alleviate the stiffness mismatch issues at the anastomotic interface between the native tissue and the artificial graft, thus overcoming the relevant clinical complications. Furthermore, the overall superior properties could be implemented on the 3D printed template for patient-specific medicare, thus implying the manufacturability of patient-specific vascular grafts.

Keywords: vascular; structure; soft biomimetic; vascular graft; graft; artificial vascular

Journal Title: ACS applied materials & interfaces
Year Published: 2022

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