Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Translation of Medical 3D Printing Application, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digital Medicine and Biomechanics, Department of Human Anatomy, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China.
Department of General Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Theranostics. 2023 Sep 25;13(15):5365-5385. doi: 10.7150/thno.87639. eCollection 2023.
Surgical sutures for sealing gastric perforations (GP) are associated with severe inflammation and postoperative adhesions. Hydrogel bioadhesives offer a potential alternative for sutureless repair of GP; however, their application in minimally invasive surgery is limited due to their prefabricated patch-form, lacking in situ gelation capability. In this study, we emphasized an all-in-one minimally invasive strategy for sutureless repair of acute GP. an injectable photocurable Janus hydrogel was synthesized, and their ability to seal GP was performed. A rat GP model was used to verify the wound healing and antiadhesion efficiency of hydrogels, and a rabbit GP model was used to verify their laparoscopic feasibility. A fresh human corpse GP model was further employed to verify the user-friendliness of a minimally invasive deliverable (MID) device. A minipig GP model was utilized to evaluate the all-in-one minimally invasive strategy for the treatment of acute GP. Such injectable Janus hydrogel exhibited asymmetric adhesiveness, where the inner-facing side of the hydrogel displays strong sealing and wound healing abilities for GP, while the outward-facing side prevents postoperative adhesion formation. We further developed a minimally invasive deliverable (MID) device integrating hydrogel-delivery parts and photocrosslinking-gelation parts in a laparoscope system. The precise delivery and rapid fluid-tight sealing process of the injectable Janus hydrogel using the MID device for in situ GP repair were demonstrated in a simulated clinical scenario. The effectiveness of GP sutureless repair was successfully validated in porcine models, with further exploration of the underlying mechanism. Our findings reveal that the injectable Janus hydrogel offers an all-in-one strategy for sutureless GP repair and concurrent prevention of postoperative adhesion formation by incorporating the MID device in minimally invasive surgery, presenting the significant potential to reduce patient surgical complications.
用于密封胃穿孔 (GP) 的外科缝线会引起严重的炎症和术后粘连。水凝胶生物粘合剂为 GP 的无缝线修复提供了一种潜在的替代方法;然而,由于其预制贴片形式,缺乏原位凝胶形成能力,其在微创手术中的应用受到限制。在这项研究中,我们强调了一种用于 GP 急性 GP 无缝线修复的一体化微创策略。 合成了一种可注射光固化的 Janus 水凝胶,并对其密封 GP 的能力进行了测试。使用大鼠 GP 模型验证了水凝胶的伤口愈合和抗粘连效率,使用兔 GP 模型验证了其腹腔镜可行性。进一步使用新鲜的人体 GP 模型验证了微创输送装置 (MID) 的易用性。使用小型猪 GP 模型评估了用于治疗急性 GP 的一体化微创策略。 这种可注射的 Janus 水凝胶表现出不对称的粘性,水凝胶的内表面具有很强的密封和 GP 伤口愈合能力,而外表面防止术后粘连形成。我们进一步开发了一种微创输送装置 (MID),将水凝胶输送部件和光交联凝胶形成部件集成在腹腔镜系统中。在模拟的临床场景中,使用 MID 装置展示了可注射 Janus 水凝胶的精确输送和快速液密封过程,用于原位 GP 修复。在猪模型中成功验证了无缝线 GP 修复的有效性,并进一步探讨了其潜在机制。 我们的研究结果表明,可注射 Janus 水凝胶通过将 MID 装置纳入微创手术,为无缝线 GP 修复和同时预防术后粘连形成提供了一种一体化策略,具有减少患者手术并发症的巨大潜力。
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