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In Situ Remodeling Overrules Bioinspired Scaffold Architecture of Supramolecular Elastomeric Tissue-Engineered Heart Valves

  • Marcelle Uiterwijk
  • , Anthal I P M Smits
  • , Daphne van Geemen
  • , Bas van Klarenbosch
  • , Sylvia Dekker
  • , Maarten Jan Cramer
  • , Jan Willem van Rijswijk
  • , Emily B Lurier
  • , Andrea Di Luca
  • , Marieke C P Brugmans
  • , Tristan Mes
  • , Anton W Bosman
  • , Elena Aikawa
  • , Paul F Gründeman
  • , Carlijn V C Bouten
  • , Jolanda Kluin

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Abstract

In situ tissue engineering that uses resorbable synthetic heart valve scaffolds is an affordable and practical approach for heart valve replacement; therefore, it is attractive for clinical use. This study showed no consistent collagen organization in the predefined direction of electrospun scaffolds made from a resorbable supramolecular elastomer with random or circumferentially aligned fibers, after 12 months of implantation in sheep. These unexpected findings and the observed intervalvular variability highlight the need for a mechanistic understanding of the long-term in situ remodeling processes in large animal models to improve predictability of outcome toward robust and safe clinical application.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1187-1206
Number of pages20
JournalJACC. Basic to Translational Science
Volume5
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2020

Keywords

  • cell biology/structural biology
  • valvular heart disease

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