Bioactive coatings of endovascular stents based on polyelectrolyte multilayers |
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Authors: | Thierry Benjamin Winnik Françoise M Merhi Yahye Silver Jim Tabrizian Maryam |
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Institution: | Department of Biomedical Engineering, Mc Gill University, 3775 University Street, Montreal, Qc, H3A 2B4, Canada. |
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Abstract: | Layer-by-layer self-assembly of two polysaccharides, hyaluronan (HA) and chitosan (CH), was employed to engineer bioactive coatings for endovascular stents. A polyethyleneimine (PEI) primer layer was adsorbed on the metallic surface to initiate the sequential adsorption of the weak polyelectrolytes. The multilayer growth was monitored using a radiolabeled HA and shown to be linear as a function of the number of layers. The chemical structure, interfacial properties, and morphology of the self-assembled multilayer were investigated by time-of-flight secondary ions mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS), contact angle measurements, and atomic force microscopy (AFM), respectively. Multilayer-coated NiTi disks presented enhanced antifouling properties, compared to unmodified NiTi disks, as demonstrated by a decrease of platelet adhesion in an in vitro assay (38% reduction; p = 0.036). An ex vivo assay on a porcine model indicated that the coating did not prevent fouling by neutrophils. To assess whether the multilayers may be exploited as in situ drug delivery systems, the nitric-oxide-donor sodium nitroprusside (SNP) was incorporated within the multilayer. SNP-doped multilayers were shown to further reduce platelet adhesion, compared to standard multilayers (40% reduction). When NiTi wires coated with a multilayer containing a fluorescently labeled HA were placed in intimate contact with the vascular wall, the polysaccharide translocated on the porcine aortic samples, as shown by confocal microscopy observation of a treated artery. The enhanced thromboresistance of the self-assembled multilayer together with the antiinflammatory and wound healing properties of hyaluronan and chitosan are expected to reduce the neointimal hyperplasia associated with stent implantation. |
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