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Effects of weaving parameters on the properties of completely biological tissue-engineered vascular grafts

Gaëtan Roudier
Marie Hourques
Emmanuel Binyet
  • Fonction : Auteur
Nicolas L’heureux

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Abstract Tissue-engineered vascular grafts (TEVGs) made of human textiles have been recently introduced and offer remarkable biocompatibility as well as tunable mechanical properties. The approach combines the use of cell-assembled extracellular matrix (CAM) threads, produced by cultured cells in vitro , with weaving, a versatile assembly method that gives fine control over graft properties. Herein, we investigated how production parameters can modify the geometrical and mechanical properties of TEVGs to better match that of native blood vessels in order to provide long-term patency. Our goals were to decrease the mechanical strength and the luminal surface profile of our first generation of woven TEVGs, while maintaining low transmural permeability and good suture retention strength. Different TEVGs were produced by varying CAM sheet strength as well as weaving parameters such as warp count, weft ribbons width, and weft tension. An optimized design reduced the burst pressure by 35%, wall thickness by 38% and increased compliance by 269%. The improved TEVG had properties closer to that of native blood vessels, with a burst pressure of 3492 mmHg, a wall thickness of 0.69 mm, and a compliance of 4.8%/100 mmHg, while keeping excellent suture retention strength (4.7 N) and low transmural permeability (24 ml·min −1 ·cm −2 ). Moreover, the new design reduced the luminal surface profile by 48% and utilized 47% less CAM. With a comparable design, the use of decellularized CAM threads, instead of devitalized ones, led to TEVGs with much more permeable walls and higher burst pressure. The next step is to implant this optimized graft in an allogeneic sheep model of arteriovenous shunt to assess its in vivo remodeling and performance.

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hal-04307280 , version 1 (25-11-2023)

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Gaëtan Roudier, Marie Hourques, Nicolas da Silva, Maude Gluais, Emmanuel Binyet, et al.. Effects of weaving parameters on the properties of completely biological tissue-engineered vascular grafts. Biofabrication, 2023, 16 (1), pp.015015. ⟨10.1088/1758-5090/ad0d14⟩. ⟨hal-04307280⟩
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