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- Title
Zn-alloy provides a novel platform for mechanically stable bioresorbable vascular stents.
- Authors
Hehrlein, Christoph; Schorch, Björn; Kress, Nadia; Arab, Amina; von zur Mühlen, Constantin; Bode, Christoph; Epting, Thomas; Haberstroh, Jörg; Mey, Lilly; Schwarzbach, Hans; Kinscherf, Ralf; Stachniss, Vitus; Schiestel, Stefanie; Kovacs, Adalbert; Fischer, Harald; Nennig, Ernst
- Abstract
Metallic Zn alloys have recently gained interest as potential candidates for developing platforms of bioresorbable vascular stents (BVS). Previous studies revealed that Mg alloys used for BVS can degrade too early, whereas PLLA materials may fail to provide effective scaffolding properties. Here we report on results of a new bioresorbable, metallic stent made from a Zn-Ag alloy studied in a porcine animal model of thrombosis and restenosis. While the tensile strength (MPa) of Zn-3Ag was higher than that of PLLA and resembled Mg’s (WE43), fracture elongation (%) of Zn-3Ag was much greater (18-fold) than the PLLA’s or Mg alloy’s (WE43). Zn-3Ag exposed to HAoSMC culture medium for 30 days revealed degradation elements consisting of Zn, O, N, C, P, and Na at a 6 nm surface depth. Platelet adhesion rates and blood biocompatibility did not differ between Zn-3Ag, PLLA, Mg (WE43), and non-resorbable Nitinol (NiTi) stent materials. Balloon-expandable Zn-3Ag alloy BVS implanted into iliofemoral arteries of 15 juvenile domestic pigs were easily visible fluoroscopically at implantation, and their bioresorption was readily detectable via X-ray over time. Histologically, arteries with Zn-3Ag BVS were completely endothelialized, covered with neointima, and were patent at 1, 3, and 6 months follow-up with no signs of stent thrombosis. Zn-3Ag alloy appears to be a promising material platform for the fabrication of a new generation of bioresorbable vascular stents.
- Subjects
ZINC alloys; SURGICAL stents; TENSILE strength; MICROFABRICATION; BLOOD platelets
- Publication
PLoS ONE, 2019, Vol 14, Issue 01, p1
- ISSN
1932-6203
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0209111