Nanofibrous collagen nerve conduits for spinal cord repair

• Main Authors: Houle, John D., Chan, Barbara P., Liu, Ting, Xu, Jinye, Chew, Sing Yian
• Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/101023; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/16714
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Nerve regeneration in an injured spinal cord is often restricted, contributing to the devastating outcome of neurologic impairment below the site of injury. Although implantation of tissue-engineered scaffolds has evolved as a potential treatment method, the outcomes remain sub-optimal. One possible...