Characteristics and biocompatibility of a biodegradable genipin-cross-linked gelatin/β-tricalcium phosphate reinforced nerve guide conduit

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 207-217

  Yang, Yi Chin ^a   Shen, Chiung Chyi ^b,c   Huang, Tsung Bin ^d   Chang, Shun Hsung ^d   Cheng, Hsu Chen ^a   Liu, Bai Shuan ^e  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG JUNG CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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

Author keywords

mechanical properties; nerve guide conduit; peripheral nerve regeneration; subcutaneous implantation

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABLE COMPOSITES; CERAMIC PARTICLE; FIBROUS CAPSULE; GENIPIN; GROSS EXAMINATIONS; IMPLANTATION PERIODS; IMPLANTATION SITES; INFLAMMATORY REACTION; NERVE FIBERS; NERVE GUIDE; NERVE GUIDE CONDUITS; NERVE REGENERATION; OUTER SURFACE; PERIPHERAL NERVE REGENERATION; PERIPHERAL NERVE REPAIR; PERIPHERAL NERVES; QUANTITATIVE RESULT; SCIATIC NERVES; SUBCUTANEOUS IMPLANTATION; SURGICAL MANIPULATION; SWELLING TEST; TISSUE RESPONSE; TISSUE SECTIONS; TRI-CALCIUM PHOSPHATES; WATER UPTAKE;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOMECHANICS; CROSSLINKING; HYDRATES; SILICONES; TISSUE;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; GELATIN; GENIPIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MECHANICS; MORPHOMETRICS; NERVE FIBER; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE GUIDE CONDUIT; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; RAT; SILASTIC TUBE; WATER TRANSPORT;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CALCIUM PHOSPHATES; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; GELATIN; GUIDED TISSUE REGENERATION; IMPLANTS, EXPERIMENTAL; INFLAMMATION; IRIDOID GLYCOSIDES; NERVE REGENERATION; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RATS; SCIATIC NERVE;

EID: 78449291446     PISSN: 15524973     EISSN: 15524981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.31705     Document Type: Article

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