A Novel Polymer Film to Develop Heart Valve Prostheses
Irina Yu. Zhuravleva, Anna A. Dokuchaeva, Andrey A. Vaver, Ludmila V. Kreiker, Alexandra B. Mochalova, Elena V. Chepeleva, Maria A. Surovtseva, Aleksei N. Kolodin, Elena V. Kuznetsova, Rostislav I. Grek · 2024
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Irina Zhuravleva and co-authors test a polymer film for building artificial heart valves in a 2024 study. Valves made from preserved animal tissue wear out as calcium builds up in the dead tissue. That limit bites harder as catheter-delivered valves spread. A tough polymer leaflet could sidestep the decay, if the material proves friendly to blood and cells.
The film, sold under the name REPEREN, is cast from acrylic building blocks and reinforced with hair-thin polyamide fibers. The team mapped its surface with two kinds of microscopes. They measured how well water spreads on it, whether vessel-lining cells grow on it in culture, and how blood platelets react to it, a first test of clotting risk. The study lays the groundwork for shaping the film into valve leaflets.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Irina Yu. Zhuravleva, Anna A. Dokuchaeva, Andrey A. Vaver, Ludmila V. Kreiker, Alexandra B. Mochalova, Elena V. Chepeleva, Maria A. Surovtseva, Aleksei N. Kolodin, Elena V. Kuznetsova, Rostislav I. Grek |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 38 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |