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To develop and validate an ultra-compliant indwelling elastomer balloon lining that eliminates fluid leakage and enhances the functional stability of bioengineered human mini-ventricles.

February 2, 2022Advanced Engineering Materials

Ultra‐Compliant Indwelling Elastomer Balloons Improve Stability and Performance of Bioengineered Human Mini‐Hearts

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ERErin G. RobertsUniversity of Novi Sad SMSuet Yee MakUniversity of Novi Sad AWAndy O.-T. WongUniversity of Novi Sad

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In vitro study demonstrates improved stability and fluid retention in bioengineered human mini-hearts using ultra-compliant elastomer balloons, suggesting enhanced preclinical drug screening utility.

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To develop and validate an ultra-compliant indwelling elastomer balloon lining that eliminates fluid leakage and enhances the functional stability of bioengineered human mini-ventricles.
Fabricated ultra-compliant indwelling elastomer balloons designed to act as a permanent, non-leaking endocardial lining for hollow-organ bioengineering.
Evaluated balloon mechanical compliance, tissue formation, fluid permeability, and multiday contractile performance in engineered 3D human mini-heart chambers compared to previous fabrication protocols.
The indwelling balloon eliminated chamber fluid leakage while remaining sufficiently compliant to permit unhindered myocardial tissue contraction and longitudinal multiday measurements.
Bioengineered mini-hearts incorporating the elastomer lining exhibited significantly reduced variability across measured physiological cardiac parameters compared to prior scaffold-free methods.

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Roberts et al. (2022) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa27fac92dfe0a384a72fa9 https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.202101481

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In vitro study demonstrates improved stability and fluid retention in bioengineered human mini-hearts using ultra-compliant elastomer balloons, suggesting enhanced preclinical drug screening utility.

Ultra‐Compliant Indwelling Elastomer Balloons Improve Stability and Performance of Bioengineered Human Mini‐Hearts

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Ultra‐Compliant Indwelling Elastomer Balloons Improve Stability and Performance of Bioengineered Human Mini‐Hearts

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