In vitro and in vivo testing of novel ultrathin PCL and PCL/PLA blend films as peripheral nerve conduit

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1470-1481

  Sun, M ^a   Kingham, P J ^a   Reid, A J ^a   Armstrong, S J ^a   Terenghi, G ^a   Downes, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biocompatibility; Biodegradable polymer; Entubulation; Nerve conduit; Peripheral nerve repair

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR SPINDLES; BLEND FILMS; CELL LINES; CELL-SURFACE INTERACTIONS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPES; FLUORIMETRIC ASSAYS; IMMUNOCHEMICAL STAINING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL STAINING; IN-VITRO; MARKER PROTEINS; MICROPOROUS; MOTOR NEURONS; NAOH SOLUTIONS; NERVE AUTOGRAFT; NERVE CONDUIT; NERVE CONDUITS; NERVE TISSUE; NEURITES; NEUROFILAMENTS; PERIPHERAL NERVE REPAIR; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PILOT TESTING; RAT SCIATIC NERVE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SCHWANN CELLS; ULTRA-THIN;

ABERRATIONS; ANTIBODIES; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; CELL CULTURE; MICROSCOPES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRATHIN FILMS;

CELLS;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DNA; POLYCAPROLACTONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CELL INTERACTION; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURFACE; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPE; FLUOROMETRY; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MOTONEURON; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE INJURY; NEURITE; NEUROFILAMENT; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SCHWANN CELL; SCIATIC NERVE;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CELL MEMBRANE; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LACTIC ACID; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEURONS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; POLYESTERS; POLYMERS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 77951522461     PISSN: 15493296     EISSN: 15524965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.32681     Document Type: Article

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