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The Effect of Mechanical Compatibility and of Thrombogenicity on the Ingrowth of a New Synthetic Vascular Prosthesis
Y M Tsygankov1, A A Sergeev2, Sh T Zhorzholiani2
1Bakulev National Medical Research Center of Cardiovascular Surgery of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia. tsigankov_yura@mail.ru.
Abstract:
Common disadvantages of modern synthetic vascular prostheses are thrombogenicity and lack of biomechanical compatibility with the prothesized vessel. To elucidate the role of these factors in the prosthesis integration, prostheses specimens were made by the electrospinning from the known materials: polycaprolactone, polyurethane and a mixture of fluorine-containing synthetic rubber FKM-26 with fluoroplastic F-26. The germination of the prostheses was compared with standard e-PTFE prosthesis in the pigs infrarenal aorta. The elastic properties of prostheses were studied by elastometry under the physiological range of loads. The thrombogenicity of the materials was determined by the number of platelets adhered to material surface exposed to native blood. The patency of the prostheses was checked by aortography. The germination of prostheses was assessed in the histological examination. It was shown that, with this set of materials, biomechanical compatibility turned out to be a more important factor of integration than the material thrombogenicity.
