Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics Research Group

Comunications - Poster

Keratin/chitosan as novel grafts for peripheral nerve regeneration

Abstract

For many years Peripheral Nerve Injuries (PNI) have been major concerns in regenerative medicine. Currently, the gold standard treatment for PNI is autologous nerve grafting. Many engineered biomaterials, natural or synthetic, have been studied in order to achieve a successful nerve guidance tube and overcome autografts limitations [1]. In this study, an innovative combination of chitosan and keratin is obtained in order to create a novel nerve conduit (medical device) aimed at finding applications in the treatment of PNI.

Journal
TERMIS EU
Keywords
Chitosan, keratin, nanofibers, nerve repair
Rights
Open Access
Peer Reviewed
Yes
Status
published
Project
BioHybrid
Year of Publication
2014
Date Published
2014-01-24
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