Nanostructured guidance for peripheral nerve injuries: A review with a perspective in the oral and maxillofacial area

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 3088-3117

  Sivolella, Stefano ^a   Brunello, Giulia ^a   Ferrarese, Nadia ^a   Puppa, Alessandro Della ^a   D'Avella, Domenico ^a   Bressan, Eriberto ^a   Zavan, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electrospinning; Nanofiber; Nerve regeneration; SAPNS; Scaffold; Self assembly

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR SCAFFOLD; NANOFIBER; SELF ASSEMBLED MONOLAYER; BIOMATERIAL; NANOMATERIAL; POLYMER;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADABILITY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; ELECTROSPINNING; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY; NERVE FIBER; NERVE INJURY; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SCIATIC NERVE; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE REPAIR; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES; TISSUE SCAFFOLD;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; HUMANS; NANOFIBERS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NERVE REGENERATION; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES; POLYMERS; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS;

EID: 84894227668     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms15023088     Document Type: Review

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