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Nerve Repair: A Conducting‐Polymer Platform with Biodegradable Fibers for Stimulation and Guidance of Axonal Growth (Adv. Mater. 43/2009)
Author(s) -
Quigley Anita F.,
Razal Joselito M.,
Thompson Brianna C.,
Moulton Simon E.,
Kita Magdalena,
Kennedy Elizabeth L.,
Clark Graeme M.,
Wallace Gordon G.,
Kapsa Robert M. I.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200990160
Subject(s) - materials science , regeneration (biology) , biomedical engineering , tissue engineering , stimulation , nanotechnology , medical device , regenerative medicine , nerve repair , neural tissue engineering , neuroscience , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , stem cell
Effective functional innervation of medical bionic devices, as well as re‐innervation of target tissue in nerve and spinal cord injuries, requires a platform that can stimulate and orientate neural growth. Gordon Wallace and co‐workers report on p. 4393 that conducting and nonconducting biodegradable polymers show excellent potential as suitable hybrid substrata for neural regeneration and may form the basis of electrically active conduits designed to accelerate nerve repair.