Effects of seeding adipose-derived stem cells on electrospun nanocomposite used as chest wall graft in a murine model.

Buschmann, Johanna; Balli, Eleni; Hess, Samuel C; Stark, Wendelin J; Cinelli, Paolo; Märsmann, Sonja; Welti, Manfred; Weder, Walter et al. · Injury · 2017

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Malignant neoplasms infiltrating the chest wall often requires resection of the thoracic wall. To replace the defect, Gore-Tex<sup>®</sup> is usually employed as the gold standard material, however, Gore-Tex<sup>®</sup> is inert and not degradable. Novel materials are nowadays available which allow a full bio-integration due to their non-toxic degradability. Additionally, stem cell seeding has the capacity to reduce inflammatory response towards such grafts, thus integrating it better into the host organism.

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