Combination of freeze-thaw with detergents: A promising approach to the decellularization of porcine carotid arteries

Abstract

As the initial step for decellularization, freeze-thaw had little impact on arteries. Decellularized porcine carotid arteries, prepared using freeze-thaw cycles followed by treatment with Triton X-100 and SDS, may serve as a promising biological scaffold as a tissue-engineered vascular graft.