ArticleJournal of functional biomaterials2019
RGD-Modified Nanofibers Enhance Outcomes in Rats after Sciatic Nerve Injury.
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- Review of Gaps in the Clinical Indications and Use of Neural Conduits and Artificial Grafts for Nerve Repair and Reconstruction.Biomacromolecules · 2025Review
- Biofunctionalization and Applications of Polymeric Nanofibers in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine.Polymers · 2023Review
- Peptide Biomaterials for Tissue Regeneration.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2022Review
- Bio-Scaffolds as Cell or Exosome Carriers for Nerve Injury Repair.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Review
- Repair of Peripheral Nerve Injury Using Hydrogels Based on Self-Assembled Peptides.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Next Stage Approach to Tissue Engineering Skeletal Muscle.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Review
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- Postfabrication Tethering of Molecular Gradients on Aligned Nanofibers of Functional Poly(ε-caprolactone)s.Biomacromolecules · 2019Article
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Abstract
Nerve injuries requiring surgery are a significant problem without good clinical alternatives to the autograft. Tissue engineering strategies are critically needed to provide an alternative. In this study, we utilized aligned nanofibers that were click-modified with the bioactive peptide RGD for rat sciatic nerve repair. Empty conduits or conduits filled with either non-functionalized aligned nanofibers or RGD-functionalized aligned nanofibers were used to repair a 13 mm gap in the rat sciatic nerve of animals for six weeks. The aligned nanofibers encouraged cell infiltration and nerve repair as shown by histological analysis. RGD-functionalized nanofibers reduced muscle atrophy. During the six weeks of recovery, the animals were subjected to motor and sensory tests. Sensory recovery was improved in the RGD-functionalized nanofiber group by week 4, while other groups needed six weeks to show improvement after injury. Thus, the use of functionalized nanofibers provides cues that aid in in vivo nerve repair and should be considered as a future repair strategy.
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