Electrospun micro- and nanofiber tubes for functional nervous regeneration in sciatic nerve transections

Background: Although many nerve prostheses have been proposed in recent years, in the case of consistent loss of nervous tissue peripheral nerve injury is still a traumatic pathology that may impair patient's movements by interrupting his motor-sensory pathways. In the last few decades tissue e...

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Main Authors: Panseri, Silvia, Cunha, Carla, Lowery, Joseph L., Del Carro, Ubaldo, Taraballi, Francesca, Amadio, Stefano, Vescovi, Angelo, Gelain, Fabrizio
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central Ltd 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/58768