[HTML][HTML] Mimicking the neural stem cell niche: An engineer's view of cell: material interactions

N Yazdani, RK Willits - Frontiers in Chemical Engineering, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Neural stem cells have attracted attention in recent years to treat neurodegeneration. There
are two neurogenic regions in the brain where neural stem cells reside, one of which is …

[HTML][HTML] Harnessing 3D collagen hydrogel-directed conversion of human GMSCs into SCP-like cells to generate functionalized nerve conduits

Q Zhang, P Nguyen, JC Burrell, J Zeng, S Shi… - NPJ Regenerative …, 2021 - nature.com
Achieving a satisfactory functional recovery after severe peripheral nerve injuries (PNI)
remains one of the major clinical challenges despite advances in microsurgical techniques …

Emerging Approaches for Regenerative Rehabilitation Following Traumatic Brain Injury: Regenerative Rehabilitation in TBI

JC O'Donnell, RL Swanson, KL Wofford… - … : From Basic Science to …, 2022 - Springer
The potential for rehabilitation to improve recovery after traumatic brain injury (TBI) is limited
by a lack of inherent regenerative capacity in the brain as well as the chronic disabilities and …

[HTML][HTML] Generation of contractile forces by three-dimensional bundled axonal tracts in micro-tissue engineered neural networks

D Chouhan, WJ Gordián Vélez, LA Struzyna… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Axonal extension and retraction are ongoing processes that occur throughout all
developmental stages of an organism. The ability of axons to produce mechanical forces …

A three-dimensional tissue-engineered rostral migratory stream as an in vitro platform for subventricular zone-derived cell migration

EM Purvis, AD Garcia-Epelboim, EN Krizman… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
In the brains of most adult mammals, neural precursor cells (NPCs) from the subventricular
zone (SVZ) migrate through the rostral migratory stream (RMS) to replace olfactory bulb …

[HTML][HTML] Unique astrocyte cytoskeletal and nuclear morphology in a three-dimensional tissue-engineered rostral migratory stream

EM Purvis, JC O'Donnell, DK Cullen - Neuroglia, 2022 - mdpi.com
Neural precursor cells (NPCs) are generated in the subventricular zone (SVZ) and travel
through the rostral migratory stream (RMS) to replace olfactory bulb interneurons in the …