journal article·2025-09Open access

Immunocompatible Elastomer With Enhanced Fibrous Capsule‐Resistance and Elasticity by Water‐Induced Surface Phase Reconfiguration.

Xianchi Zhou, Wenzhong Cao, Weifeng Liu, Wenbin Dai, Zihao Zhu, Fan Jia, Haijie Han, Ke Yao, Youxiang Wang, Jian Ji, Peng Zhang

Advanced Science· Volume 12· Issue 35

Abstract

Abstract Integrating surface and bulk heterogeneity enables synergistic optimization of implantable biomaterials, harmonizing surface‐tissue interactions with the mechanical integrity of the bulk. However, achieving this heterogeneity within a single material remains a significant challenge. Here, a strategy to engineer spontaneously generated heterogeneous surface and bulk structures within a material is introduced. The resulting material is termed phase‐separation and underwater reconfiguration‐enhanced (PURE) elastomers. PURE elastomers integrate the high elasticity of the bulk with superior immunocompatibility at the surface. By de novo designing the immunomodulatory and alkyl acrylate monomer structures, this is regulated that the copolymer's spatial configurations, ultimately influencing its condensed structure. Tuning the alkyl side chain length facilitates the formation of a distinctive phase‐separation pattern in elastomers that accommodates large deformations, resulting in excellent toughness and low hysteresis. Moreover, this phase structure supports a water‐induced surface phase reconfiguration, aligning with in vivo applications. This reconfiguration enriches immunomodulatory groups at the material surface, significantly enhancing immunocompatibility. Consequently, these elastomers exhibit extremely low fibrotic capsule formation for up to one year in mice and two months in non‐human primates. This findings introduce a class of durable, fibrosis‐resistant materials and establish a new strategy for designing heterogeneous polymeric elastomers with broad biomedical applicability.
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OpenAlex topics: Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications · Polymer Surface Interaction Studies · 3D Printing in Biomedical Research

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Affiliations

State Key Laboratory of Transvascular Implantation Devices The Second Affiliated Hospital School of Medicine Zhejiang University Hangzhou 311202 P. R. China

MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecule Synthesis and Functionalization of Ministry of Education Department of Polymer Science and Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310058 P. R. China

Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery The Second Affiliated Hospital School of Medicine Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310009 P. R. China

Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Intervention and Regenerative Medicine of Zhejiang Province Department of Cardiology Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital School of Medicine Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310016 P. R. China

Eye Center The Second Affiliated Hospital School of Medicine Zhejiang University Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Eye Diseases Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Institute on Eye Diseases Hangzhou Zhejiang 310009 China

Transvascular Implantation Devices Research Institute P. R. China Hangzhou 310009 China

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China · National Key Research and Development Program of China

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