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ArticleScientific reports2019

Novel multimodal MRI and MicroCT imaging approach to quantify angiogenesis and 3D vascular architecture of biomaterials.

Anna Woloszyk, Petra Wolint, Anton S Becker, Andreas Boss, Weston Fath, Yinghua Tian, Simon P Hoerstrup, Johanna Buschmann, Maximilian Y Emmert

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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 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Anna WoloszykDivision of Surgical Research, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Petra WolintDivision of Surgical Research, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Anton S BeckerInstitute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8372-6496
Andreas BossInstitute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Weston FathDepartment of Orthopaedics, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA.
Yinghua TianDivision of Surgical Research, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Simon P HoerstrupInstitute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Johanna BuschmannDivision of Surgical Research, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. johanna.buschmann@usz.ch.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7919-7448
Maximilian Y EmmertInstitute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. maximilian.emmert@irem.uzh.ch.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8837-1716
University Hospital of Zurich · CHThe University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio · USUniversity of Zurich · CH

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Quantitative assessment of functional perfusion capacity and vessel architecture is critical when validating biomaterials for regenerative medicine purposes and requires high-tech analytical methods. Here, combining two clinically relevant imaging techniques, (magnetic resonance imaging; MRI and microcomputed tomography; MicroCT) and using the chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) assay, we present and validate a novel functional and morphological three-dimensional (3D) analysis strategy to study neovascularization in biomaterials relevant for bone regeneration. Using our new pump-assisted approach, the two scaffolds, Optimaix (laminar structure mimicking entities of the diaphysis) and DegraPol (highly porous resembling spongy bone), were shown to directly affect the architecture of the ingrowing neovasculature. Perfusion capacity (MRI) and total vessel volume (MicroCT) strongly correlated for both biomaterials, suggesting that our approach allows for a comprehensive evaluation of the vascularization pattern and efficiency of biomaterials. Being compliant with the 3R-principles (replacement, reduction and refinement), the well-established and easy-to-handle CAM model offers many advantages such as low costs, immune-incompetence and short experimental times with high-grade read-outs when compared to conventional animal models. Therefore, combined with our imaging-guided approach it represents a powerful tool to study angiogenesis in biomaterials.

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Biocompatible MaterialsNeovascularization, PhysiologicTissue ScaffoldsAnimalsBone RegenerationChick EmbryoDiaphysesImaging, Three-DimensionalMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaterials TestingMultimodal ImagingPorosityRegenerative MedicineX-Ray MicrotomographyBiocompatible Materials

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PMID31857617
PMCPMC6923434
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