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ArticleJournal of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine2023

Improvement of Endothelial Cell-Polycaprolactone Interaction through Surface Modification via Aminolysis, Hydrolysis, and a Combined Approach.

Femke Bellen, Elisa Carbone, Pieter Baatsen, Elizabeth A V Jones, Fatemeh Kabirian, Ruth Heying

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Article in Journal of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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  1. Multifunctional Electrospun PCL/Starch/n-AlInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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Femke BellenCardiovascular Developmental Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-2525-7921
Elisa CarboneCardiovascular Developmental Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0009-0000-0749-4443
Pieter BaatsenVIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-4500-581X
Elizabeth A V JonesCentre for Molecular and Vascular Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-2006-7064
Fatemeh KabirianCardiovascular Developmental Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-1626-8146
Ruth HeyingCardiovascular Developmental Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-0743-0823

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polycaprolactone (PCL) is a promising material for the fabrication of alternatives to autologous grafts used in coronary bypass surgery. PCL biodegrades over time, allowing cells to infiltrate the polymeric matrix, replacing the biodegrading graft, and creating a fully functional vessel constituted of autologous tissue. However, the high hydrophobicity of PCL is associated with poor cell affinity. Surface modification of PCL can increase this cell affinity, making PCL an improved scaffold material for acellular vascular grafts. In this study, the surface of PCL films was modified by hydrolysis, aminolysis, and the combination thereof to introduce carboxyl, hydroxyl, and amino groups on the surface. Only the hydrolyzed films exhibited a significant increase in their hydrophilicity, although further testing showed that all aminolysis conditions had amino groups on the surface. Furthermore,

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Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsPolyestersCell AdhesionCell SurvivalHumansHydrolysisHydrophobic and Hydrophilic InteractionsSurface PropertiespolycaprolactonePolyesters

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PMID40226414
PMCPMC11921838

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