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Decellularization compromises mechanical and structural properties of the native trachea
Greaney A, Ramachandra A, Yuan Y, Korneva A, Humphrey J, Niklason L. Decellularization compromises mechanical and structural properties of the native trachea. Biomaterials And Biosystems 2023, 9: 100074. PMID: 36967724, PMCID: PMC10036236, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbiosy.2023.100074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMechanical behaviorGraft failureNative tracheaMechanical failureTissue engineering technologyDepletion of proteoglycansAirway narrowingAirway replacementClinical interventionsWestern blotTracheaMajor causeTracheal graftsEngineering technologyHistological stainingTracheal replacementDifferent decellularization protocolsSignificant differencesClinical implantationTissue repairCollagen IStructural deteriorationStructural propertiesDecellularization protocolGreat potentialThe History of Engineered Tracheal Replacements: Interpreting the Past and Guiding the Future
Greaney A, Niklason L. The History of Engineered Tracheal Replacements: Interpreting the Past and Guiding the Future. Tissue Engineering Part B Reviews 2020, 27: 341-352. PMID: 33045942, PMCID: PMC8390779, DOI: 10.1089/ten.teb.2020.0238.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFailure modesTracheal graftsTracheal replacementGraft mechanicsDesign criteriaInert materialLong segment defectType of graftRecent preclinical workClinical care prioritiesRigid tubeLeuven protocolTracheal allograftsClinical followAirway reconstructionCadaveric allograftsCircumferential defectsTissue analysis techniquesEngineersPreclinical workReplacement graftsCare prioritiesGraft performanceHuman patientsGraft
2016
Engineered Tissue–Stent Biocomposites as Tracheal Replacements
Zhao L, Sundaram S, Le AV, Huang AH, Zhang J, Hatachi G, Beloiartsev A, Caty MG, Yi T, Leiby K, Gard A, Kural MH, Gui L, Rocco KA, Sivarapatna A, Calle E, Greaney A, Urbani L, Maghsoudlou P, Burns A, DeCoppi P, Niklason LE. Engineered Tissue–Stent Biocomposites as Tracheal Replacements. Tissue Engineering Part A 2016, 22: 1086-1097. PMID: 27520928, PMCID: PMC5312617, DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2016.0132.Peer-Reviewed Original Research