Hagen, CK;
Maghsoudlou, P;
Totonelli, G;
Diemoz, PC;
Endrizzi, M;
Rigon, L;
Menk, RH;
... Olivo, A; + view all
(2015)
High contrast microstructural visualisation of natural acellular matrices by means of phase-based x-ray tomography.
Scientific Reports
, 5
, Article 18156. 10.1038/srep18156.
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Abstract
Acellular scaffolds obtained via decellularization are a key instrument in regenerative medicine both per se and to drive the development of future-generation synthetic scaffolds that could become available off-the-shelf. In this framework, imaging is key to the understanding of the scaffolds’ internal structure as well as their interaction with ells and other organs, including ideally post-implantation. Scaffolds of a wide range of intricate organs (oesophagus, lung, liver and small intestine) were imaged with x-ray phase contrast computed tomography (PC-CT). Image quality was sufficiently high to visualize scaffold micro architecture and to detect major anatomical features, such as the oesophageal mucosal-submucosal separation, pulmonary alveoli and intestinal villi. These results are a long-sought step for the field of regenerative medicine: until now, histology and scanning electron microscopy have been the gold standard to study the scaffold structure. However, they are both destructive: hence, they are not suitable for imaging scaffolds prior to transplantation, and have no prospect for post-transplantation use. PC-CT, on the other hand, is non-destructive, 3D and fully quantitative. Importantly, not only do we demonstrate achievement of high image quality at two different synchrotron facilities, but also with commercially available x-ray equipment, which makes the method instantly available worldwide to any research laboratory.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | High contrast microstructural visualisation of natural acellular matrices by means of phase-based x-ray tomography |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1038/srep18156 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep18156 |
| Language: | English |
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| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Developmental Biology and Cancer Dept UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Med Phys and Biomedical Eng |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1472565 |
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