Highly permeable genipin-cross-linked gelatin conduits enhance peripheral nerve regeneration

Artificial Organs

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1075-1085

  Chang, Ju Ying ^a   Ho, Tin Yun ^a   Lee, Han Chung ^b   Lai, Yen Liang ^a   Lu, Ming Chin ^a   Yao, Chun Hsu ^a   Chen, Yueh Sheng ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Gelatin; Genipin; Nerve guide; Peripheral nerve regeneration; Porosity

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABILITY; CROSSLINKING; CYTOTOXICITY; NEURONS; POROSITY; RATS;

CROSS-LINKED GELATINS; GELATIN; GENIPIN; GENIPIN-CROSS-LINKED GELATIN CONDUITS; MYELINATED AXONS; NERVE CONDUITS; NERVE GUIDE; OUTER SURFACE; PERIPHERAL NERVE REGENERATION; SCHWANN CELLS;

DEIONIZED WATER;

BIOMATERIAL; GELATIN; GENIPIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BIODEGRADATION; COCULTURE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; CYTOTOXICITY; HYDROPHILICITY; MATERIALS TESTING; MYELINATED NERVE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; NONMYELINATED NERVE; POROSITY; POROUS BIODEGRADABLE NERVE CONDUIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCHWANN CELL; SCIATIC NERVE; SURFACE PROPERTY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRABECULAR MESHWORK;

RATTUS;

EID: 69049103796     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: 15251594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2009.00818.x     Document Type: Article

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