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Crosslinking of porcine aortic leaflets with butane‐1,4‐diol diglycidyl ether
Author(s) -
Dijkstra Pieter J.,
Zeeman Raymond,
Feijen Jan
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/1521-3900(200107)172:1<11::aid-masy11>3.0.co;2-e
Subject(s) - diglycidyl ether , glutaraldehyde , diol , ether , chemistry , nuclear chemistry , polymer chemistry , materials science , epoxy , organic chemistry , bisphenol a
Currently, efforts are being made to reduce xenograft calcification and to optimize biomechanical properties by applying different crosslinking methods and techniques. Porcine aortic leaflets could be stabilized with a bisepoxy compound, butane‐1,4‐diol diglycidyl ether (BDDGE), under acidic (pH 4.5) or alkaline conditions (pH > 8.5). Maximum values of the shrinkage temperature (83°C), which are comparable to glutaraldehyde‐crosslinked materials, are achieved at pH 9.0 and 10.0 within 48 h with a BDDGE concentration of 4 wt6percnt;. The crosslinking efficacy decreased at higher pH values or at prolonged reaction times due to a higher proportion of one‐side or masking reactions. Crosslinking of aortic leaflets at pH 4.5, which consisted in a reaction between the epoxide groups of BDDGE and the carboxylic acid groups of the tissue, afforded crosslinked material with a shrinkage temperature of 76°C after 7 days of reaction.