Photopolymerizable hydrogels for implants: Monte-Carlo modeling and experimental in vitro validation.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_B816466D9F47
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Photopolymerizable hydrogels for implants: Monte-Carlo modeling and experimental in vitro validation.
Journal
Journal of Biomedical Optics
Author(s)
Schmocker A., Khoushabi A., Schizas C., Bourban P.E., Pioletti D.P., Moser C.
ISSN
1560-2281 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1083-3668
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2014
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
19
Number
3
Pages
35004
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Photopolymerization is commonly used in a broad range of bioapplications, such as drug delivery, tissue engineering, and surgical implants, where liquid materials are injected and then hardened by means of illumination to create a solid polymer network. However, photopolymerization using a probe, e.g., needle guiding both the liquid and the curing illumination, has not been thoroughly investigated. We present a Monte Carlo model that takes into account the dynamic absorption and scattering parameters as well as solid-liquid boundaries of the photopolymer to yield the shape and volume of minimally invasively injected, photopolymerized hydrogels. In the first part of the article, our model is validated using a set of well-known poly(ethylene glycol) dimethacrylate hydrogels showing an excellent agreement between simulated and experimental volume-growth-rates. In the second part, in situ experimental results and simulations for photopolymerization in tissue cavities are presented. It was found that a cavity with a volume of 152  mm3 can be photopolymerized from the output of a 0.28-mm2 fiber by adding scattering lipid particles while only a volume of 38  mm3 (25%) was achieved without particles. The proposed model provides a simple and robust method to solve complex photopolymerization problems, where the dimension of the light source is much smaller than the volume of the photopolymerizable hydrogel.
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Web of science
Open Access
Yes
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