Three-dimensional conductive constructs for nerve regeneration

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 519-527

  George, Paul M ^a   Saigal, Rajiv ^a   Lawlor, Michael W ^b   Moore, Michael J ^c,d   LaVan, David A ^e   Marini, Robert P ^a   Selig, Martin ^b   Makhni, Melvin ^c   Burdick, Jason A ^f   Langer, Robert ^c   Kohane, Daniel S ^g  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^d Tulane University   (United States)

^e Yale University   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^g BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Biocompatibility; Electroactive polymer; Nerve guide; Nerve regeneration; Polypyrrole

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTIVE POLYMER; ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER; INNER DIAMETERS; MULTI-CHANNEL; NERVE GUIDE; NERVE REGENERATION; NON-COMPOSITE; PERIPHERAL NERVE REGENERATION; PYRROLE MONOMERS; RAT SCIATIC NERVE; STAND -ALONE; SUBSEQUENT REDUCTION; TIME PERIODS;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CONDUCTIVE PLASTICS; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; FILM GROWTH; POLYMERS; POLYPYRROLES; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

CONDUCTING POLYMERS;

POLYPYRROLE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRODE; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; TUBE;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE REGENERATION; POLYMERS; PYRROLES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SCIATIC NERVE;

EID: 70349445295     PISSN: 15493296     EISSN: 15524965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.32226     Document Type: Article

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