Strategies for regeneration of components of nervous system: scaffolds, cells and biomolecules

L Tian, MP Prabhakaran… - Regenerative …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Nerve diseases including acute injury such as peripheral nerve injury (PNI), spinal cord
injury (SCI) and traumatic brain injury (TBI), and chronic disease like neurodegeneration …

[HTML][HTML] Topographic orientation of scaffolds for tissue regeneration: Recent advances in biomaterial design and applications

J Chi, M Wang, J Chen, L Hu, Z Chen, LJ Backman… - Biomimetics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Tissue engineering to develop alternatives for the maintenance, restoration, or
enhancement of injured tissues and organs is gaining more and more attention. In tissue …

Design of hydrogel-based scaffolds for the treatment of spinal cord injuries

N Ghane, MH Beigi, S Labbaf… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a traumatic lesion that diminishes sensory and/or motor neuronal
functionality, directly affecting the quality of the patient's life. Due to the central nervous …

[HTML][HTML] Polymeric scaffolds in neural tissue engineering: a review

J Ai, A Kiasat-Dolatabadi… - Archives of …, 2014 - brieflands.com
Context: The nervous system is the most important system of the body and damaging this
system could be lethal for humans. Restoring the function of a damaged nervous system has …

[HTML][HTML] Electrospun fiber scaffolds for engineering glial cell behavior to promote neural regeneration

DL Puhl, JL Funnell, DW Nelson, MK Gottipati… - Bioengineering, 2021 - mdpi.com
Bioengineering | Free Full-Text | Electrospun Fiber Scaffolds for Engineering Glial Cell
Behavior to Promote Neural Regeneration Next Article in Journal Collagen Mimetic Peptides …

Reinforced poly (propylene carbonate) composite with enhanced and tunable characteristics, an alternative for poly (lactic acid)

I Manavitehrani, A Fathi, Y Wang, PK Maitz… - … applied materials & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The acidic nature of the degradation products of polyesters often leads to unpredictable
clinical complications, such as necrosis of host tissues and massive immune cell invasions …

Fabrication of a biodegradable implant with tunable characteristics for bone implant applications

I Manavitehrani, A Fathi, Y Wang, PK Maitz… - …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Biodegradable polymers are appealing material for the manufacturing of surgical implants
as such implants break down in vivo, negating the need for a subsequent operation for …

[HTML][HTML] Main morphological characteristics of tubular polymeric scaffolds to promote peripheral nerve regeneration—a scoping review

JA Apablaza, MF Lezcano, A Lopez Marquez… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
The “nerve guide conduits”(NGC) used in nerve regeneration must mimic the natural
environment for proper cell behavior. Objective: To describe the main morphological …

Facilitation of Cell Cycle and Cellular Migration of Rat Schwann Cells by O‐Carboxymethyl Chitosan to Support Peripheral Nerve Regeneration

Z Jiang, W Zhang, C Liu, L Xia, S Wang… - Macromolecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
O‐carboxymethyl chitosan (CM‐chitosan), holds high potential as a valuable biomaterial for
nerve guidance conduits (NGCs). However, the lack of explicit bioactivity on neurocytes and …

Electrospinning homogeneous nanofibrous poly (propylene carbonate)/gelatin composite scaffolds for tissue engineering

X Jing, MR Salick, T Cordie, HY Mi… - Industrial & …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Nanofibrous poly (propylene carbonate)(PPC)/gelatin composite scaffolds were fabricated
by the electrospinning process and characterized for tissue engineering applications. Using …