Effects of unidirectional permeability in asymmetric poly(DL-lactic acid-co-glycolic acid) conduits on peripheral nerve regeneration: An in vitro and in vivo study

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 206-215

  Chang, Chen Jung ^a   Hsu, Shan Hui ^b   Yen, Hung Jen ^b   Chang, Han ^c   Hsu, Shih Kuang ^a  

^a CENTRAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Asymmetric nerve conduit; Immersion precipitation; Nerve regeneration; Phase inversion; Poly(DL lactic acid co glycolic acid); Unidirectional permeability

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; FIBROBLASTS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POROSITY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

ASYMMETRIC NERVE CONDUIT; IMMERSION PRECIPITATION; NERVE REGENERATION; PHASE INVERSION; POLY(DL-LACTIC ACID-CO-GLYCOLIC ACID); SCHWANN CELLS; UNIDIRECTIONAL PERMEABILITY;

NEUROLOGY;

2 PROPANOL; 3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MYELIN; POLYGLACTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBROBLAST; FILM; HISTOLOGY; IMPLANT; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NERVE FIBER; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; PRECIPITATION; RAT; REDUCTION; SCHWANN CELL; SCIATIC NERVE; SIMULATION;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CELLS, CULTURED; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; FIBROBLASTS; GUIDED TISSUE REGENERATION; IMPLANTS, EXPERIMENTAL; LACTIC ACID; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; NERVE REGENERATION; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PERMEABILITY; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYMERS; POROSITY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SCHWANN CELLS;

EID: 34648827185     PISSN: 15524973     EISSN: 15524981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.30785     Document Type: Article

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