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Isolation and focal treatment of brain aneurysms using interfacial fluid trapping

Khoury, Maria
Mekler, Tirosh
Epshtein, Mark
Kreinin, Yevgeniy
Korneyev, Dmitry
Abezgauz, Ludmila
Anagnostakou, Vania
Ramon, Guy Z
Sznitman, Josué
Gounis, Matthew J
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Current approaches for localized intravascular treatments rely on using solid implants, such as metallic coils for embolizing aneurysms, or on direct injection of a therapeutic agent that can disperse from the required site of action. Here, we present a fluid-based strategy for localizing intravascular therapeutics that leverages surface tension and immiscible fluid interactions, to allow confined and focal treatment at brain aneurysm sites. We first show, computationally and experimentally, that an immiscible phase can be robustly positioned at the neck of human aneurysm models to seal and isolate the aneurysm's cavity for further treatment, including in wide-neck aneurysms. We then demonstrate localized delivery and confined treatment, by selective staining of cell nuclei within the aneurysm cavity as well as by hydrogel-based embolization in patient-specific aneurysm models. Altogether, our interfacial flow-driven strategy offers a potential approach for intravascular localized treatment of cardiovascular and other diseases.

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Khoury M, Mekler T, Epshtein M, Kreinin Y, Korneyev D, Abezgauz L, Anagnostakou V, Ramon GZ, Sznitman J, Gounis M, Korin N. Isolation and focal treatment of brain aneurysms using interfacial fluid trapping. Sci Adv. 2024 Oct 4;10(40):eadp4579. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adp4579. Epub 2024 Oct 4. PMID: 39365869; PMCID: PMC11451524.

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10.1126/sciadv.adp4579
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Copyright © 2024 The Authors, some rights reserved; exclusive licensee American Association for the Advancement of Science. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution license, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.Attribution 4.0 International