LAPSE:2021.0190
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LAPSE:2021.0190
Design and Characterization of a Fluidic Device for the Evaluation of SIS-Based Vascular Grafts
Alejandra Riveros, Monica Cuellar, Paolo F. Sánchez, Carolina Muñoz-Camargo, Juan C. Cruz, Néstor Sandoval, Omar D. Lopez Mejia, Juan C. Briceño
April 16, 2021
Currently available small diameter vascular conduits present several long-term limitations, which has prevented their full clinical implementation. Commercially available vascular grafts show no regenerative capabilities and eventually require surgical replacement; therefore, it is of great interest to develop alternative regenerative vascular grafts (RVG). Decellularized Small Intestinal Submucosa (SIS) is an attractive material for RVG, however, the evaluation of the performance of these grafts is challenging due to the absence of devices that mimic the conditions found in vivo. Thereby, the objective of this study is to design, manufacture and validate in silico and in vitro, a novel fluidic system for the evaluation of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) proliferation on SIS-based RVG under dynamical conditions. Our perfusion and rotational fluidic system was designed in Autodesk Inventor 2018. In silico Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) validation of the system was carried out using Ansys Fluent software from ANSYS, Inc for dynamical conditions of a pulsatile pressure function measured experimentally over a rigid wall model. Mechanical and biological parameters such as flow regime, pressure gradient, wall shear stress (WSS), sterility and indirect cell viability (MTT assay) were also evaluated. Cell adhesion was confirmed by SEM imaging. The fluid flow regime within the system remains laminar. The system maintained sterility and showed low cytotoxicity levels. HUVECs were successfully cultured on SIS-based RVG under both perfusion and rotation conditions. In silico analysis agreed well with our experimental and theoretical results, and with recent in vitro and in vivo reports for WSS. The system presented is a tool for evaluating RVG and represents an alternative to develop new methods and protocols for a more comprehensive study of regenerative cardiovascular devices.
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computational fluid dynamics (CFD), fluidic system, human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) growth, porcine intestinal submucosa (SIS), vascular graft
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Riveros A, Cuellar M, Sánchez PF, Muñoz-Camargo C, Cruz JC, Sandoval N, Lopez Mejia OD, Briceño JC. Design and Characterization of a Fluidic Device for the Evaluation of SIS-Based Vascular Grafts. (2021). LAPSE:2021.0190
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Riveros A: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá 11711, Colombia; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá 11711, Colombia [ORCID]
Cuellar M: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá 11711, Colombia [ORCID]
Sánchez PF: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá 11711, Colombia
Muñoz-Camargo C: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá 11711, Colombia [ORCID]
Cruz JC: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá 11711, Colombia; School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, South Australia, Adelaide 5005, SA, Australia [ORCID]
Sandoval N: Fundación Cardioinfantil Instituto de Cardiología, Bogotá 110131, Colombia
Lopez Mejia OD: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá 11711, Colombia [ORCID]
Briceño JC: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá 11711, Colombia; Fundación Cardioinfantil Instituto de Cardiología, Bogotá 110131, Colombia
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Processes
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8
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9
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E1198
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2020
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2020-09-22
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2227-9717
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