The application of nanofibrous scaffolds in neural tissue engineering

Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews

Volumn 61, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1055-1064

  Cao, Haoqing ^a   Liu, Ting ^a   Chew, Sing Yian ^a  

^a Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Electrospinning; Nanofibers; Nerve regeneration; Peripheral nervous system; Self assembly

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE APPROACH; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRICES; FABRICATION METHOD; FIBROUS SCAFFOLDS; LESION SITE; NANO SCALE; NANOFIBROUS SCAFFOLDS; NERVE CONDUITS; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEURAL REGENERATION; NEURAL TISSUE ENGINEERING; NEURITE EXTENSION; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; REPAIRING PROCESS; SUBMICRON; TISSUE ENGINEERING SCAFFOLD;

ABERRATIONS; ELECTROSPINNING; NANOFIBERS; REPAIR; SELF ASSEMBLY; TISSUE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

SCAFFOLDS;

CHITOSAN; COPOLYMER; DRUG CARRIER; MOLECULAR SCAFFOLD; NANOFIBER; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; POLYESTER; POLYMER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; AUTOGRAFT; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL TYPE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; HYDROPHILICITY; IMMUNOGENICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NERVE CELL; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE FIBER; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE FUNCTION; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; NERVOUS TISSUE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHWANN CELL; SCIATIC NERVE; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE STRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; GUIDED TISSUE REGENERATION; HUMANS; NANOFIBERS; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE TISSUE; NERVOUS SYSTEM; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS;

EID: 70349826319     PISSN: 0169409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2009.07.009     Document Type: Review

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