Bertram U, Steiner D, Poppitz B, Dippold D, Köhn K, Beier J, Detsch R, Boccaccini AR, Schubert DW, Horch RE, Arkudas A (2017)
Publication Status: Published
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2017
Publisher: HINDAWI LTD
Book Volume: 2017
Pages Range: 1-11
Article Number: 9616939
DOI: 10.1155/2017/9616939
The engineering of vascular grafts is a growing field in regenerative medicine. Although numerous attempts have been made, the current vascular grafts made of polyurethane (PU), Dacron (R), or Teflon (R) still display unsatisfying results. Electrospinning of biopolymers and native proteins has been in the focus of research to imitate the extracellular matrix (ECM) of vessels to produce a small caliber, off-the-shelf tissue engineered vascular graft (TEVG) as a substitute for poorly performing PU, Dacron, or Teflon prostheses. Blended poly-epsilon-caprolactone (PCL)/collagen grafts have shown promising results regarding biomechanical and cell supporting features. In order to find a suitable PCL/collagen blend, we fabricated plane electrospun PCL scaffolds using various collagen type I concentrations ranging from 5% to 75%. We analyzed biocompatibility and morphological aspects in vitro. Our results show beneficial features of collagen I integration regarding cell viability and functionality, but also adverse effects like the loss of a confluent monolayer at high concentrations of collagen. Furthermore, electrospun PCL scaffolds containing 25% collagen I seem to be ideal for engineering vascular grafts.
APA:
Bertram, U., Steiner, D., Poppitz, B., Dippold, D., Köhn, K., Beier, J.,... Arkudas, A. (2017). Vascular Tissue Engineering: Effects of Integrating Collagen into a PCL Based Nanofiber Material. BioMed Research International, 2017, 1-11. https://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9616939
MLA:
Bertram, Ulf, et al. "Vascular Tissue Engineering: Effects of Integrating Collagen into a PCL Based Nanofiber Material." BioMed Research International 2017 (2017): 1-11.
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