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Exposure of plasma proteins on Dacron and ePTFE vascular graft material in a perfusion model
D Falkenback1, F Lundberg, E Ribbe
1Department of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Objectives:
to compare the exposure of plasma proteins adsorbed onto three vascular graft materials (polytetrafluoroethylene ePTFE and two modifications of polyethyleneterephthalate Dacron).
Methods:
surface exposure of fibronectin, vitronectin, thrombospondin, antithrombin III, IgG, high molecular-weight kininogen, fibrinogen, albumin and plasminogen was studied by incubation with radiolabelled antibodies in a perfusion model. Perfusion times with human plasma were 1, 4, 24 and 48 hours.
Results:
all proteins could be detected at 1, 4, 24 and 48 hours after the start of perfusion. Overall, the least amount of proteins adsorbed onto ePTFE.
Conclusions:
the low adsorption of proteins onto ePTFE may be one of the reasons for the lower incidence of infections reported with this material.