Macromolecular Transport Through Porous Arterial Walls

Gundiah, Namrata and Narasimhan, Arunn and Dutta, Pradip (2011) Macromolecular Transport Through Porous Arterial Walls. In: Journal of the Indian Institute of Science, 91 (3). pp. 367-382.

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Abstract

Arteries are heterogeneous, composite structures that undergo large cyclic deformations during blood transport. Presence, build-up and consequent rupture of blockages in blood vessels, called atherosclerotic plaques, lead to disruption in the blood flow that can eventually be fatal. Abnormal lipid profile and hypertension are the main risk factors for plaque progression. Treatments span from pharmacological methods, to minimally invasive balloon angioplasty and stent procedures, and finally to surgical alternatives. There is a need to understand arterial disease progression and devise methods to detect, control, treat and manage arterial disease through early intervention. Local delivery through drug eluting stents also provide an attractive option for maintaining vessel integrity and restoring blood flow while releasing controlled amount of drug to reduce and alleviate symptoms. Development of drug eluting stents is hence interesting albeit challenging because it requires an integration of knowledge of mechanical properties with material transport of drug through the arterial wall to produce a desired biochemical effect. Although experimental models are useful in studying such complex multivariate phenomena, numerical models of mass transport in the vessel have proved immensely useful to understand and delineate complex interactions between chemical species, physical parameters and biological variables. The goals of this review are to summarize literature based on studies of mass transport involving low density lipoproteins in the arterial wall. We also discuss numerical models of drug elution from stents in layered and porous arterial walls that provide a unique platform that can be exploited for the design of novel drug eluting stents.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Journal of the Indian Institute of Science
Publisher:	The Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to The Indian Institute of Science (IISc).
Keywords:	drug eluting stent;mass transport;porous media;arterial mechanics.
Department/Centre:	Division of Mechanical Sciences > Mechanical Engineering
Date Deposited:	09 Feb 2012 10:15
Last Modified:	09 Feb 2012 10:15
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/43243

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