In the field of regenerative medicine, the search for effective solutions to replace damaged tissues has led to the development of strategies aimed at overcoming the limitations of current approaches. Among these, tissue engineering is emerging as one of the most promising, thanks to the use of animal-derived tissues that are properly processed to create scaffolds capable of mimicking the structure and function of native tissues. In this context, ureter decellularization has recently gained increasing interest as a strategy to obtain small-diameter tubular scaffolds, with potential applications in the urological field. This thesis aims to evaluate the effectiveness of an innovative decellularization protocol applied to the porcine ureter. The material was characterized through mechanical testing and cytotoxicity assays, with the goal of assessing its potential applicability in the development of biological grafts for the treatment of urological conditions requiring the replacement of small-diameter tubular conduits.
Nel campo della medicina rigenerativa, la ricerca di soluzioni efficaci per la sostituzione di tessuti danneggiati ha portato allo sviluppo di strategie che superino i limiti di quelle attuali. Tra queste, l’ingegneria tessutale si sta affermando come una delle più promettenti, grazie all’impiego di tessuti di origine animale opportunamente processati per creare scaffold in grado di mimare struttura e funzione dei tessuti nativi. In questo contesto, la decellularizzazione dell’uretere ha recentemente suscitato crescente interesse come strategia per ottenere scaffold tubulari di piccolo calibro, con potenziali applicazioni in ambito urologico. La presente tesi si propone di valutare l’efficacia di un innovativo protocollo di decellularizzazione applicato all’uretere porcino. Il materiale è stato caratterizzato mediante prove meccaniche e test di citotossicità, con l’obiettivo di verificarne la potenziale applicabilità nella realizzazione di innesti biologici per il trattamento di patologie urologiche che richiedono la sostituzione di condotti tubulari di piccolo calibro.
Decellularizzazione di uretere porcino per applicazioni di ingegneria tessutale nella medicina rigenerativa: caratterizzazione meccanica e biologica
DE MENECH, ANNA
2024/2025
Abstract
In the field of regenerative medicine, the search for effective solutions to replace damaged tissues has led to the development of strategies aimed at overcoming the limitations of current approaches. Among these, tissue engineering is emerging as one of the most promising, thanks to the use of animal-derived tissues that are properly processed to create scaffolds capable of mimicking the structure and function of native tissues. In this context, ureter decellularization has recently gained increasing interest as a strategy to obtain small-diameter tubular scaffolds, with potential applications in the urological field. This thesis aims to evaluate the effectiveness of an innovative decellularization protocol applied to the porcine ureter. The material was characterized through mechanical testing and cytotoxicity assays, with the goal of assessing its potential applicability in the development of biological grafts for the treatment of urological conditions requiring the replacement of small-diameter tubular conduits.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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