The Proceedings of JSME annual Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (Robomec)
Online ISSN : 2424-3124
2008
Session ID : 2P2-J16
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2P2-J16 Development of Multi-Layered Scaffold with Gradient of Porosity
Hiroyuki OURATomoyuki UCHIDASeiichi IKEDATakuma NAKANOFumihito ARAIMakoto NEGOROTakehisa MATSUDAToshio FUKUDA
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In the field of regenerative medicine, tissue engineering has gotten a lot of attention. Especially in the department of vascular regeneration, biodegradable vascular constructions play an important role for the regeneration of blood vessel. In this work, we propose a multi-layered vascular scaffold with porosity -gradient and stiffness-gradient in radial direction. Higher porosity at inner layer will help HUVECs to be attached while lower porosity at outer layer supports the mechanical strength of the scaffold. Multi - layered biodegradable tube with gradient porosity will be a good tool to investigate the speed of degradation after implantation. It also proposes that it will be able to avoid the possibility of intimal thickening or lack of endothelial cells.
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© 2008 The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
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