Electrospinning of cyclodextrin functional nanofibers for drug delivery applications

F Topuz, T Uyar - Pharmaceutics, 2018 - mdpi.com
Electrospun nanofibers have sparked tremendous attention in drug delivery since they can
offer high specific surface area, tailored release of drugs, controlled surface chemistry for …

Electrospun fibers for spinal cord injury research and regeneration

NJ Schaub, CD Johnson, B Cooper… - Journal of …, 2016 - liebertpub.com
Electrospinning is the process by which a scaffold containing micrometer and nanometer
diameter fibers are drawn from a polymer solution or melt using a large voltage gradient …

Aligned PLLA nanofibrous scaffolds coated with graphene oxide for promoting neural cell growth

K Zhang, H Zheng, S Liang, C Gao - Acta biomaterialia, 2016 - Elsevier
The graphene oxide (GO) has attracted tremendous attention in biomedical fields. In order to
combine the unique physicochemical properties of GO nanosheets with topological structure …

Assessing the combination of magnetic field stimulation, iron oxide nanoparticles, and aligned electrospun fibers for promoting neurite outgrowth from dorsal root …

JL Funnell, AM Ziemba, JF Nowak, H Awada… - Acta biomaterialia, 2021 - Elsevier
Magnetic fiber composites combining superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs)
and electrospun fibers have shown promise in tissue engineering fields. Controlled grafting …

Novel approaches to the establishment of local microenvironment from resorbable biomaterials in the brain in vitro models

NA Kolotyeva, FN Gilmiyarova, AS Averchuk… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The development of brain in vitro models requires the application of novel biocompatible
materials and biopolymers as scaffolds for controllable and effective cell growth and …

Emerging approaches of neural regeneration using physical stimulations solely or coupled with smart piezoelectric nano-biomaterials

I De, P Sharma, M Singh - European Journal of Pharmaceutics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Neural regeneration is a challenging venture as it is limited by various intrinsic physiological
parameters such as the presence of biomolecules like Nogo-A, Ephrin-B3 and Neurocan …

Nanofiber scaffolds as drug delivery systems to bridge spinal cord injury

A Faccendini, B Vigani, S Rossi, G Sandri… - Pharmaceuticals, 2017 - mdpi.com
The complex pathophysiology of spinal cord injury (SCI) may explain the current lack of an
effective therapeutic approach for the regeneration of damaged neuronal cells and the …

Electrospun fibers for drug delivery after spinal cord injury and the effects of drug incorporation on fiber properties

CDL Johnson, AR D'Amato, RJ Gilbert - Cells Tissues Organs, 2016 - karger.com
There is currently no cure for individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). While many promising
approaches are being tested in clinical trials, the complexity of SCI limits several of these …

Biomaterial strategies for delivering stem cells as a treatment for spinal cord injury

A Agbay, JM Edgar, M Robinson, T Styan… - Cells Tissues …, 2016 - karger.com
Ongoing clinical trials are evaluating the use of stem cells as a way to treat traumatic spinal
cord injury (SCI). However, the inhibitory environment present in the injured spinal cord …

Electrospun fiber surface nanotopography influences astrocyte-mediated neurite outgrowth

CD Johnson, AR D'Amato, DL Puhl, DM Wich… - Biomedical …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Aligned, electrospun fiber scaffolds provide topographical guidance for regenerating
neurons and glia after central nervous system injury. To date, no study has explored how …