A Regenerative Cardiac Patch Formed by Spray Painting of Biomaterials onto the Heart.
Layering a regenerative polymer scaffold on the surface of the heart, termed as a cardiac patch, has been proven to be effective in preserving cardiac function after myocardial infarction (MI). However, the placement of such a patch on the heart usually needs open-chest surgery, which is traumatic, therefore prevents the translation of this strategy into the clinic. We sought to device a way to apply a cardiac patch by spray painting in situ polymerizable biomaterials onto the heart with a minimally invasive procedure. To prove the concept, we used platelet fibrin gel as the "paint" material in a mouse model of MI. The use of the spraying system allowed for placement of a uniform cardiac patch on the heart in a mini-invasive manner without the need for sutures or glue. The spray treatment promoted cardiac repair and attenuated cardiac dysfunction after MI.
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- Myocytes, Cardiac
- Myocardial Infarction
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- Heart
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Published In
DOI
EISSN
Publication Date
Volume
Issue
Start / End Page
Location
Related Subject Headings
- Regeneration
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Rats
- Paintings
- Myocytes, Cardiac
- Myocardial Infarction
- Mice
- Male
- Heart
- Fibrin