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ArticleScientific reports2019

3D Structure and Processing Methods Direct the Biological Attributes of ECM-Based Cardiac Scaffolds.

Yael Efraim, Beth Schoen, Sharbel Zahran, Tzila Davidov, Gleb Vasilyev, Limor Baruch, Eyal Zussman, Marcelle Machluf

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Article in Scientific reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Yael EfraimFaculty of Biotechnology & Food Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, 3200003, Israel.
Beth SchoenFaculty of Biotechnology & Food Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, 3200003, Israel.
Sharbel ZahranFaculty of Biotechnology & Food Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, 3200003, Israel.
Tzila DavidovFaculty of Biotechnology & Food Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, 3200003, Israel.
Gleb VasilyevFaculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, 3200003, Israel.
Limor BaruchFaculty of Biotechnology & Food Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, 3200003, Israel.
Eyal ZussmanFaculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, 3200003, Israel.
Marcelle MachlufFaculty of Biotechnology & Food Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, 3200003, Israel. machlufm@bfe.technion.ac.il.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

High hopes are held for cardiac regenerative therapy, driving a vast research effort towards the development of various cardiac scaffolds using diverse technologies and materials. Nevertheless, the role of factors such as fabrication process and structure in determining scaffold's characteristics is yet to be discovered. In the present study, the effects of 3D structure and processing method on cardiac scaffolds are addressed using three distinct scaffolds made through different production technologies from the same biomaterial: decellularized porcine cardiac extracellular matrix (pcECM). pcECM patch, injectable pcECM hydrogel, and electrospun pcECM scaffolds were all proven as viable prospective therapies for MI, thus generally preserving pcECM beneficial properties. Yet, as we demonstrate, minor differences in scaffolds composition and micro-morphology as well as substantial differences in their mechanical properties, which arise from their production process, highly affect the interactions of the scaffold with both proliferating cells and functional cells. Hence, the rates of cell attachment, survival, and proliferation significantly vary between the different scaffolds. Moreover, major differences in cell morphology and alignment as well as in matrix remodeling are obtained. Overall, the effects revealed herein can guide a more rational scaffold design for the improved cellular or acellular treatment of different cardiac disease scenarios.

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AnimalsCell ProliferationCell SurvivalExtracellular MatrixHeartHydrogelsSwineTissue EngineeringTissue ScaffoldsHydrogels

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PMID30944384
PMCPMC6447624

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