Vascular embolization of radiopaque hydrogel microfiber using ultra-minimally invasive technique for stage-adjustable renal failure model

Animal pathology models play an important role in elucidating pathology, evaluating drug efficacy, and studying therapeutic. This paper presents the creation of rats’ renal failure model by embolizing the renal artery using radiopaque hydrogel microfibers. By using a dual coaxial laminar flow microf...

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Main Authors: Naoki Takakura, Hiroki Ohta, Teppei Komatsu, Yuta Kurashina, Yuya Hiroka, Hirotaka J. Okano, Hiroaki Onoe
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Published: Elsevier 2022-07-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127522004245
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author Naoki Takakura
Hiroki Ohta
Teppei Komatsu
Yuta Kurashina
Yuya Hiroka
Hirotaka J. Okano
Hiroaki Onoe
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Hiroki Ohta
Teppei Komatsu
Yuta Kurashina
Yuya Hiroka
Hirotaka J. Okano
Hiroaki Onoe
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description Animal pathology models play an important role in elucidating pathology, evaluating drug efficacy, and studying therapeutic. This paper presents the creation of rats’ renal failure model by embolizing the renal artery using radiopaque hydrogel microfibers. By using a dual coaxial laminar flow microfluidic device, barium alginate gel microfibers containing zirconia particles were fabricated. Since the zirconia particles are radiopaque, the microfiber can be delivered and embolized while confirming the position of the microfiber in real-time under X-ray imaging. The delivery of microfibers through a catheter into the renal artery of rats to create a renal failure model was tested. The radiopaque microfibers were visualized by X-ray imaging when delivered by a catheter. Furthermore, the microfibers remained stable for 2 weeks after delivery. In addition, by adjusting the number of microfibers, two different rat models with severe and mild renal failure conditions were created. The proposed delivery of radiopaque hydrogel microfibers to create an embolization model is expected to be an effective approach to control the degree of symptoms and elucidate the pathology.
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spelling doaj.art-c20923e5674043279545e95e67ec6bb92022-12-22T02:38:57ZengElsevierMaterials & Design0264-12752022-07-01219110802Vascular embolization of radiopaque hydrogel microfiber using ultra-minimally invasive technique for stage-adjustable renal failure modelNaoki Takakura0Hiroki Ohta1Teppei Komatsu2Yuta Kurashina3Yuya Hiroka4Hirotaka J. Okano5Hiroaki Onoe6School of Integrated Design Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, 223-8522, JapanDivision of Regenerative Medicine, Research Center for Medical Sciences, the Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8461, JapanDepartment of Neurology, the Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8461, JapanDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan; Division of Advanced Mechanical Systems Engineering, Institute of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei-shi, Tokyo 184-0012, JapanDepartment of Radiological Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 7-2-10 Higashio-ku, Arakawa 116-8551, JapanDivision of Regenerative Medicine, Research Center for Medical Sciences, the Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8461, JapanDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan; Corresponding author.Animal pathology models play an important role in elucidating pathology, evaluating drug efficacy, and studying therapeutic. This paper presents the creation of rats’ renal failure model by embolizing the renal artery using radiopaque hydrogel microfibers. By using a dual coaxial laminar flow microfluidic device, barium alginate gel microfibers containing zirconia particles were fabricated. Since the zirconia particles are radiopaque, the microfiber can be delivered and embolized while confirming the position of the microfiber in real-time under X-ray imaging. The delivery of microfibers through a catheter into the renal artery of rats to create a renal failure model was tested. The radiopaque microfibers were visualized by X-ray imaging when delivered by a catheter. Furthermore, the microfibers remained stable for 2 weeks after delivery. In addition, by adjusting the number of microfibers, two different rat models with severe and mild renal failure conditions were created. The proposed delivery of radiopaque hydrogel microfibers to create an embolization model is expected to be an effective approach to control the degree of symptoms and elucidate the pathology.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127522004245X-rayMicrofiberBarium alginate hydrogelCatheterRadiopaque embolization
spellingShingle Naoki Takakura
Hiroki Ohta
Teppei Komatsu
Yuta Kurashina
Yuya Hiroka
Hirotaka J. Okano
Hiroaki Onoe
Vascular embolization of radiopaque hydrogel microfiber using ultra-minimally invasive technique for stage-adjustable renal failure model
Materials & Design
X-ray
Microfiber
Barium alginate hydrogel
Catheter
Radiopaque embolization
title Vascular embolization of radiopaque hydrogel microfiber using ultra-minimally invasive technique for stage-adjustable renal failure model
title_full Vascular embolization of radiopaque hydrogel microfiber using ultra-minimally invasive technique for stage-adjustable renal failure model
title_fullStr Vascular embolization of radiopaque hydrogel microfiber using ultra-minimally invasive technique for stage-adjustable renal failure model
title_full_unstemmed Vascular embolization of radiopaque hydrogel microfiber using ultra-minimally invasive technique for stage-adjustable renal failure model
title_short Vascular embolization of radiopaque hydrogel microfiber using ultra-minimally invasive technique for stage-adjustable renal failure model
title_sort vascular embolization of radiopaque hydrogel microfiber using ultra minimally invasive technique for stage adjustable renal failure model
topic X-ray
Microfiber
Barium alginate hydrogel
Catheter
Radiopaque embolization
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127522004245
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