Natural-based biomaterials for peripheral nerve injury repair

BE Fornasari, G Carta, G Gambarotta… - … in bioengineering and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Peripheral nerve injury treatment is a relevant problem because of nerve lesion high
incidence and because of unsatisfactory regeneration after severe injuries, thus resulting in …

Electroactive nanomaterials in the peripheral nerve regeneration

X Yao, Y Qian, C Fan - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Severe peripheral nerve injuries are threatening the life quality of human beings. Current
clinical treatments contain some limitations and therefore extensive research and efforts are …

Investigating the effect of chitosan on hydrophilicity and bioactivity of conductive electrospun composite scaffold for neural tissue engineering

A Sadeghi, F Moztarzadeh, JA Mohandesi - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this paper, nanofibers containing poly (ε-caprolactone)(PCL), chitosan and polypyrrole
(PPy) were fabricated using electrospinning to combine advantages of electrospun …

Evaluation of the effects of zein incorporation on physical, mechanical, and biological properties of polyhydroxybutyrate electrospun scaffold for bone tissue …

S Ghasemi, A Alibabaie, R Saberi, M Esmaeili… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Materials and fabrication methods significantly influence the scaffold's final features in tissue
engineering. This study aimed to blend zein with polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) at 5, 10, and 15 …

Gold nanoparticle-decorated scaffolds promote neuronal differentiation and maturation

K Baranes, M Shevach, O Shefi, T Dvir - Nano letters, 2016 - ACS Publications
Engineered 3D neuronal networks are considered a promising approach for repairing the
damaged spinal cord. However, the lack of a technological platform encouraging axonal …

3D printed conductive nanocellulose scaffolds for the differentiation of human neuroblastoma cells

M Bordoni, E Karabulut, V Kuzmenko, V Fantini… - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
We prepared cellulose nanofibrils-based (CNF), alginate-based and single-walled carbon
nanotubes (SWCNT)-based inks for freeform reversible embedding hydrogel (FRESH) 3D …

[HTML][HTML] Dual-bionic regenerative microenvironment for peripheral nerve repair

Y Guan, Z Ren, B Yang, W Xu, W Wu, X Li, T Zhang… - Bioactive Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Autologous nerve grafting serves is considered the gold standard treatment for peripheral
nerve defects; however, limited availability and donor area destruction restrict its widespread …

Recent advances in nanotherapeutic strategies for spinal cord injury repair

YH Song, NK Agrawal, JM Griffin, CE Schmidt - Advanced drug delivery …, 2019 - Elsevier
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating and complicated condition with no cure available.
The initial mechanical trauma is followed by a secondary injury characterized by …

Interactions of neurons with physical environments

M Marcus, K Baranes, M Park, IS Choi… - Advanced …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Nerve growth strongly relies on multiple chemical and physical signals throughout
development and regeneration. Currently, a cure for injured neuronal tissue is an unmet …

The effect of electrospun gelatin fibers alignment on schwann cell and axon behavior and organization in the perspective of artificial nerve design

S Gnavi, BE Fornasari, C Tonda-Turo… - International Journal of …, 2015 - mdpi.com
Electrospun fibrous substrates mimicking extracellular matrices can be prepared by
electrospinning, yielding aligned fibrous matrices as internal fillers to manufacture artificial …