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ArticleTissue engineering. Part C, Methods2017

Sarah Berndt, Ioana Konz, Didier Colin, Stéphane Germain, Brigitte Pittet-Cuénod, Harm-Anton Klok, Ali Modarressi

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Article in Tissue engineering. Part C, Methods, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Sarah Berndt1 Division of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals and Medical School, University of Geneva , Geneva, Switzerland .
Ioana Konz2 Laboratoire des Polymères STI-IMX-LP, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Institut des Matériaux and Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques , Lausanne, Switzerland .
Didier Colin3 Centre for BioMedical Imaging, Geneva University Hospitals , Geneva, Switzerland .
Stéphane Germain3 Centre for BioMedical Imaging, Geneva University Hospitals , Geneva, Switzerland .
Brigitte Pittet-Cuénod1 Division of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals and Medical School, University of Geneva , Geneva, Switzerland .
Harm-Anton Klok2 Laboratoire des Polymères STI-IMX-LP, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Institut des Matériaux and Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques , Lausanne, Switzerland .
Ali Modarressi1 Division of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals and Medical School, University of Geneva , Geneva, Switzerland .
University of Geneva · CHÉcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne · CHUniversity Hospital of Geneva · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tissue engineering technologies are new and promising techniques in fat tissue reconstruction. However, to assess their efficacy before any clinical application, in vivo experiments are mandatory. This study assesses whether microcomputed tomography (CT) scan imaging is suitable to analyze in vivo the behavior of injected engineered polymer and changes in fat tissue. The volume of mice inguinal fat pads and the resorption rate of different polymers were analyzed by CT scan for up to 3 months. Different biomaterials were used, including our innovative microspheres loaded with oleic acid. We were able to follow in vivo the polymer and the fat volume of the same animals during a long-term follow-up of 90 days. Semiautomatic three-dimensional quantification allowed to determine the fat volume enhancement after injection, as well as the resorption rate of our product compared to other biomaterials (i.e., polylactic and hyaluronic acid) until 90 days. Our results demonstrate the encouraging proof-of-principle evidence for the application of micro-CT scan technology to follow in vivo biodegradable polymers in a fat tissue engineering approach. This noninvasive technique offers the advantages of the long-term follow-up of fat tissue and synthetic materials in the same animals, which allows both a scientific evaluation of the measurements and the reduction of the number of animals used in in vivo protocols in accordance with the 3 "R" principles governing the use of animals in science.

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Imaging, Three-DimensionalInjectionsX-Ray MicrotomographyAdipose TissueAnimalsFemaleInguinal CanalMice, Inbred BALB CMicrospheresOrgan SizePolymersPolymersadipose tissue engineeringmicro-CT scannoninvasive in vivo imagingPLGA microspheres

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PMID28806898
PMCPMC5734152
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