Structural optimization of magnesium alloy vascular scaffolds for resistance to vascular plaque stress damage

The majority of researchers primarily focused on the scaffold’s stress and strain in the design of biodegradable magnesium alloy scaffolds. However, in clinical applications, the flawed scaffold structure design will result in acute thrombosis and plaque rupture, which are factors that are often ign...

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Main Authors: Xin Shen, Jia She, Xianhua Chen, Chengzhi Duan, Senwei Wang, lei Shen, Fugui He
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Published: Elsevier 2025-06-01
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Jia She
Xianhua Chen
Chengzhi Duan
Senwei Wang
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Fugui He
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description The majority of researchers primarily focused on the scaffold’s stress and strain in the design of biodegradable magnesium alloy scaffolds. However, in clinical applications, the flawed scaffold structure design will result in acute thrombosis and plaque rupture, which are factors that are often ignored in scaffold designs. In this research, we report on a new concept, taking vascular plaque stress damage as the design index of scaffold structure, and the finite element multi-objective neural network algorithm is responsible for the optimal design. Mg-xGd-5Y alloy with uniform degradation behavior is used as the basis of BMgS. Based on the observation of radial strength measurement, push measurement and collateral vessel passability measurement conditions verification, the optimized magnesium alloy scaffold was implanted into the coronary arteries of Bama minipigs. Quantitative optical coherence tomography (OCT) was used for observation at 1, 3, and 6 months of follow-up in vivo. Neither early restenosis nor thrombus were seen. The stress-induced damage of vascular plaque offers a novel methodology for the structural design of magnesium alloy scaffolds. Comprehensive validation of in vitro physical and in vivo biomechanical properties confirms the reliability of this approach, thereby advancing the development of biodegradable magnesium scaffolds.
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spelling doaj-art-3d4d1df7112e41aeb9b4b68f1310d9292025-08-20T03:10:51ZengElsevierMaterials & Design0264-12752025-06-0125411398810.1016/j.matdes.2025.113988Structural optimization of magnesium alloy vascular scaffolds for resistance to vascular plaque stress damageXin Shen0Jia She1Xianhua Chen2Chengzhi Duan3Senwei Wang4lei Shen5Fugui He6College of Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, ChinaCollege of Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China; Corresponding authors at: College of Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China.College of Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China; National Engineering Research Center for Mg Alloys, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China; Corresponding authors at: College of Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China.College of Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, ChinaCollege of Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, ChinaNorth Institute for Science and Technology Information, Beijing, ChinaCollege of Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, ChinaThe majority of researchers primarily focused on the scaffold’s stress and strain in the design of biodegradable magnesium alloy scaffolds. However, in clinical applications, the flawed scaffold structure design will result in acute thrombosis and plaque rupture, which are factors that are often ignored in scaffold designs. In this research, we report on a new concept, taking vascular plaque stress damage as the design index of scaffold structure, and the finite element multi-objective neural network algorithm is responsible for the optimal design. Mg-xGd-5Y alloy with uniform degradation behavior is used as the basis of BMgS. Based on the observation of radial strength measurement, push measurement and collateral vessel passability measurement conditions verification, the optimized magnesium alloy scaffold was implanted into the coronary arteries of Bama minipigs. Quantitative optical coherence tomography (OCT) was used for observation at 1, 3, and 6 months of follow-up in vivo. Neither early restenosis nor thrombus were seen. The stress-induced damage of vascular plaque offers a novel methodology for the structural design of magnesium alloy scaffolds. Comprehensive validation of in vitro physical and in vivo biomechanical properties confirms the reliability of this approach, thereby advancing the development of biodegradable magnesium scaffolds.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127525004083Magnesium alloy scaffoldFinite element methodStructural design
spellingShingle Xin Shen
Jia She
Xianhua Chen
Chengzhi Duan
Senwei Wang
lei Shen
Fugui He
Structural optimization of magnesium alloy vascular scaffolds for resistance to vascular plaque stress damage
Materials & Design
Magnesium alloy scaffold
Finite element method
Structural design
title Structural optimization of magnesium alloy vascular scaffolds for resistance to vascular plaque stress damage
title_full Structural optimization of magnesium alloy vascular scaffolds for resistance to vascular plaque stress damage
title_fullStr Structural optimization of magnesium alloy vascular scaffolds for resistance to vascular plaque stress damage
title_full_unstemmed Structural optimization of magnesium alloy vascular scaffolds for resistance to vascular plaque stress damage
title_short Structural optimization of magnesium alloy vascular scaffolds for resistance to vascular plaque stress damage
title_sort structural optimization of magnesium alloy vascular scaffolds for resistance to vascular plaque stress damage
topic Magnesium alloy scaffold
Finite element method
Structural design
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127525004083
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