Title :
Imaging vascular implant development with optical coherence tomography
Author :
Bonnema, Garret T. ; Williams, Stuart K. ; Barton, Jennifer K.
Author_Institution :
Opt. Sci. Center, Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ, USA
Abstract :
Polymeric vascular grafts that include an inner lining of autologous cells are developed. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is used in characterizing the development of smooth muscle cell sodded grafts within the sterile environment of the bioreactor, including quantitative measures of the thickness of the this layer. The resolution of the OCT system is sufficient for differentiating the proliferating layer of smooth muscle cells from the underlying polymeric graft.
Keywords :
biomedical materials; biomedical optical imaging; bioreactors; blood vessels; cellular biophysics; muscle; optical tomography; polymer blends; prosthetics; autologous cells inner lining; bioreactor; optical coherence tomography; polymeric vascular grafts; smooth muscle cell sodded grafts; smooth muscle cells; vascular implant development; Biomedical optical imaging; Bioreactors; Catheters; Glass; High-resolution imaging; Implants; Optical imaging; Optical scattering; Tomography; Ultrasonic imaging;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2004. LEOS 2004. The 17th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8557-8
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2004.1363463
