[en] This article reports the production of a surgical implant meeting several specific requirements such as biocompatibility, biodegradability, macroporosity, and flexibility. Porosity was controlled by an original method consisting of the aggregation of calibrated poly-D,L-lactide microparticles. The size of the interstices between the aggregated microspheres was in a direct relationship to the microsphere diameter. A first approach was based on coating the microspheres with poly(vinyl alcohol) followed by chemically crosslinking the coating layers that were in mutual contact. This method was disregarded because of the acute cytotoxicity of glutaraldehyde used as the crosslinking agent, the absence of macroporosity, and the complete lack of flexibility. A physical technique of aggregation was then tested, which relied on the plasticization of poly-D,L-lactide microspheres with triethylcitrate to the point where microspheres strongly adhered to each other when they were in contact. This method has proved to be straightforward and definitely superior to the chemical approach, particularly with respect to cytotoxicity, control of macroporosity, and flexibility. A polymer support was thus successfully which was biodegradable, macroporous( interconnected pores of 10-100 microns in diameter), and flexible. This potential medical device is presently being used for neuronal transplantation in the central nervous system.
Disciplines :
Surgery
Author, co-author :
Schugens, C.
Grandfils, Christian ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Biochimie et physiologie générale
Jérôme, Robert ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Centre d'études et de rech. sur les macromolécules (CERM)
Teyssié, Philippe ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Relations académiques et scientifiques (Sciences)
Delree, P.
Martin, Didier ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Neurochirurgie
Malgrange, Brigitte ; Université de Liège - ULiège > CNCM/ Centre fac. de rech. en neurobiologie cell. et moléc.
Moonen, Gustave ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Neurologie - Doyen de la Faculté de Médecine
Language :
English
Title :
Preparation of a Macroporous Biodegradable Polylactide Implant for Neuronal Transplantation
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