• (1.Department of Cardiac Surgery, Xijing Hospital, the Fouth Military Medical University, Xi’an 710032, P.R. China;;
  • 2. Department of Ultrasound Diagnosis, Tangdu Hospital, the Fouth Military Medical University, Xi’an 710038, P.R. China);
Dye mediated photo oxidation; Acellular; Bioprosthetic valve; Biological and Biomechanical properties
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Objective To investigate the biological and biomechanical characteristics of acellular porcine aortic valve with dye mediated photo oxidation so that a new and better bioprosthetic valve materials can be obtained. Methods Thirty porcine aortic valves were divided into three groups with random number table. Acellular valves (n=10) were stabilized by dye mediated photo oxidation in dye mediated photo oxidation group; acellular valves (n=10) were stabilized by glutaraldehyde in glutaraldehyde group; and acellular valves (n=10) were acellularized only in acellular valves group. Thickness, appearance, histology, water content, shrinkage temperature, breaking strength and soluble protein level of acellular porcine aortic in three groups were tested respectively. Results There were light blue, soft, flexible and unshrinking valves in dye mediated photo oxidation group. Compared to valves in glutaraldehyde group, valves in dye mediated photo oxidation group had lighter thickness（0.26±0.09mm vs. 0.38±0.08mm，P lt;0.05）, more water content（86.30%±4.03% vs. 71.10%±3.23%，P lt;0.05）, and lower shrinkage temperature （76.30±0.70℃ vs. 87.70±0.30℃，P lt;0.05）; while these indexes had no statistically significant differences compared to those in acellular valves group. At the same time, compared to valves in acellular valves group, valves in dye mediated photo oxidation group had more breaking strength（17.33±2.65 mPa vs. 9.11±0.95 mPa，P lt;0.05） and lower soluble protein level（0.039%±0.013% vs. 0.107%±0.024%，P lt;0.05）; while these indexes had no statistically significant differences compared to those in glutaraldehyde group. Conclusion Acellular porcine aortic valve stabilized by dye mediated photo oxidation has nice biological and biomechanical characteristics.

Citation： LIU Yang,SUN Guocheng,LIU Shanshan,TAN Hongmei,OU Yanghui,YI Dinghua,LIU Weiyong. Biological and Biomechanical Properties of Acellular Porcine Aortic Valve Stabilized by Dye Mediated Photo Oxidation. Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2008, 15(3): 200-203. doi: Copy