Nerve guidance conduit development for primary treatment of peripheral nerve transection injuries: A commercial perspective

BJ Parker, DI Rhodes, CM O'Brien, AE Rodda… - Acta Biomaterialia, 2021 - Elsevier
Commercial nerve guidance conduits (NGCs) for repair of peripheral nerve discontinuities
are of little use in gaps larger than 30 mm, and for smaller gaps they often fail to compete …

Characteristics of marine biomaterials and their applications in biomedicine

H Zhang, X Wu, L Quan, Q Ao - Marine Drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Oceans have vast potential to develop high-value bioactive substances and biomaterials. In
the past decades, many biomaterials have come from marine organisms, but due to the wide …

Schwann cell-encapsulated chitosan-collagen hydrogel nerve conduit promotes peripheral nerve regeneration in rodent sciatic nerve defect models

H Takeya, S Itai, H Kimura, Y Kurashina, T Amemiya… - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
Chitosan has various tissue regeneration effects. This study was designed to investigate the
nerve regeneration effect of Schwann cell (SC)-encapsulated chitosan-collagen hydrogel …

Design and fabrication of polymeric hydrogel carrier for nerve repair

X Ma, M Wang, Y Ran, Y Wu, J Wang, F Gao, Z Liu, J Xi… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nerve regeneration and repair still remain a huge challenge for both central nervous and
peripheral nervous system. Although some therapeutic substances, including …

Study on the Physicochemical Properties of Chitosan and their Applications in the Biomedical Sector

D Alemu, E Getachew… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Chitosan is a natural polymer derived from the deacetylation of chitin. It is mainly derived
from crustaceans and fungal sources. It has many intrinsic properties, such as …

[HTML][HTML] Implantable biomaterials for peripheral nerve regeneration–technology trends and translational tribulations

A Sanchez Rezza, Y Kulahci, VS Gorantla… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The use of autografted nerve in surgical repair of peripheral nerve injuries (PNI) is severely
limited due to donor site morbidity and restricted tissue availability. As an alternative …

[HTML][HTML] Natural polysaccharides and their derivatives as potential medical materials and drug delivery systems for the treatment of peripheral nerve injuries

SO Solomevich, CM Oranges, DF Kalbermatten… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
Peripheral nerve repair following injury is one of the most serious problems in neurosurgery.
Clinical outcomes are often unsatisfactory and associated with a huge socioeconomic …

Advances in biomimetic nerve guidance conduits for peripheral nerve regeneration

F Mankavi, R Ibrahim, H Wang - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Injuries to the peripheral nervous system are a common clinical issue, causing dysfunctions
of the motor and sensory systems. Surgical interventions such as nerve autografting are …

An extracellular matrix mimicking alginate hydrogel scaffold manipulates an inflammatory microenvironment and improves peripheral nerve regeneration by controlled …

X Wang, X Yao, Z Sun, Y Jin, Z Yan, H Jiang… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Low efficiency of nerve growth and unstable release of loaded drugs have become a major
problem in repairing peripheral nerve injury. Many intervention strategies were focused on …

Polymer scaffolds for biomedical applications in peripheral nerve reconstruction

M Zhang, C Li, LP Zhou, W Pi, PX Zhang - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The nervous system is a significant part of the human body, and peripheral nerve injury
caused by trauma can cause various functional disorders. When the broken end defect is …