Reducing the foreign body reaction by surface modification with collagen/hyaluronic acid multilayered films
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Biological response against foreign implants often leads to encapsulation, possibly resulting in malfunction of implants devices. The aim of this study was to reduce the foreign body reaction by surface modification of biomaterials through layer-by-layer deposition of type I collagen (COL)/hyaluronic acid (HA) multilayer films. Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) samples were coated with alternative COL and HA layers with different layers. We found that the in vitro adhesion, proliferation, and activation of macrophage-like cells were greatly decreased by COL/HA multilayered deposition. The PDMS samples modified with 20 bilayers of COL/HA were implanted in rats for 3 weeks, and the thickness of encapsulation surrounding the samples was decreased by 29–57% compared to the control unmodified PDMS. This study demonstrates the potential of COL/HA multilayer films to reduce foreign body reaction
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Biological response against foreign implants often leads to encapsulation, possibly resulting in malfunction of implants devices.
- The aim of this study was to reduce the foreign body reaction by surface modification of biomaterials through layer-by-layer deposition of type I collagen (COL)/hyaluronic acid (HA) multilayer films.