Urinary bladder augmentation with acellular biologic scaffold—A preclinical study in a large animal model

M Pokrywczynska, A Jundzill… - … Research Part B …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Current strategies in urinary bladder augmentation include use of gastrointestinal segments,
however, the technique is associated with inevitable complications. An acellular biologic …

Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging predicts peripheral nerve recovery in a rat sciatic nerve injury model

AF Farinas, IVM Esteve, AC Pollins… - Plastic and …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background: Nerve regeneration after an injury should occur in a timely fashion for function
to be restored. Current methods cannot monitor regeneration prior to muscle reinnervation …

Longitudinal traumatic peripheral nerve injury recovery: quantitative description, classification and prediction

IV Manzanera Esteve, AC Pollins… - Regenerative …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Aim: Repair of peripheral nerves is recommended following transection. Systematic
evaluation of longitudinal recovery in injury models is needed to improve patient …

Noninvasive diffusion MRI to determine the severity of peripheral nerve injury

IVM Esteve, AF Farinas, AC Pollins… - Magnetic resonance …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective Primary repair of peripheral nerves is recommended following transection;
however, patient management following repair is challenged by a lack of biomarkers to …

Probabilistic assessment of nerve regeneration with diffusion MRI in rat models of peripheral nerve trauma

IV Manzanera Esteve, AF Farinas, AC Pollins… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Nerve regeneration after injury must occur in a timely fashion to restore function.
Unfortunately, current methods (eg, electrophysiology) provide limited information following …

Diffusion tensor tractrography visualizes partial nerve laceration severity as early as 1 week after surgical repair in a rat model ex vivo

AF Farinas, IV Manzanera Esteve, AC Pollins… - Military …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background: Previous studies in our laboratory have demonstrated that a magnetic
resonance imaging method called diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) can differentiate between …

Hydrogels derived from decellularised tissues for nerve repair

SC Kellaway - 2021 - discovery.ucl.ac.uk
Peripheral nerve injury poses a serious clinical problem, with sensory and motor deficits
resulting in significant reductions in patient quality of life. Nerve guidance conduits aim to …

Biomaterials for Specialized Tissue Engineering: Concepts, Methods, and Applications

DS Kolla, BS Kowtharapu - … Medicine: From Basic Concepts to State of the …, 2021 - Springer
Biomaterials are the most commonly used vital constituents of tissue engineering (TE) and
regenerative medicine. Even though a large number of regenerative therapies are presently …

Probabilistic Assessment of Nerve Regeneration with Diffusion MRI: Validation in Rat Models of Peripheral Nerve Trauma

IV Manzanera Esteve, AF Farinas, AC Pollins… - bioRxiv, 2019 - biorxiv.org
Nerve regeneration after injury must occur in a timely fashion to restore function.
Unfortunately, current methods (eg, electrophysiology) provide limited information following …