Laser-Perforated Porous Nonwoven Chitosan Nerve Conduit

Chitosan nonwoven mesh conduit was introduced with perforating pores on the wall by laser-drilling process. The pore size was set at 200 µm and the pore interval at 1mm. Twelve mm long grafts of following 4 groups (N=5, respectively) were implanted to rat sciatic nerve defects: non-pore, 2...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Petros RODOTHEOU, Wei WANG, Soichiro ITOH, Mutsumi OKAZAKI, Kazuo TAKAKUDA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 2013-07-01
Series:Journal of Biomechanical Science and Engineering
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jbse/8/2/8_139/_pdf/-char/en