Tissue response to neural implants: the use of model systems toward new design solutions of implantable microelectrodes

M Gulino, D Kim, S Pané, SD Santos… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The development of implantable neuroelectrodes is advancing rapidly as these tools are
becoming increasingly ubiquitous in clinical practice, especially for the treatment of …

Hydrogels in spinal cord injury repair: A review

Z Lv, C Dong, T Zhang, S Zhang - Frontiers in bioengineering and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Traffic accidents and falling objects are responsible for most spinal cord injuries (SCIs). SCI
is characterized by high disability and tends to occur among the young, seriously affecting …

Nanotopography-enhanced biomimetic coating maintains bioactivity after weeks of dry storage and improves chronic neural recording

K Woeppel, V Dhawan, D Shi, XT Cui - Biomaterials, 2023 - Elsevier
We developed a nanoparticle base layer technology capable of maintaining the bioactivity of
protein-based neural probe coating intended to improve neural recording quality. When …

Multifunctional biomaterials: combining material modification strategies for engineering of cell-contacting surfaces

AS Mertgen, VT Trossmann, AG Guex… - … applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
In the human body, cells in a tissue are exposed to signals derived from their specific
extracellular matrix (ECM), such as architectural structure, mechanical properties, and …

TGFβ3 is neuroprotective and alleviates the neurotoxic response induced by aligned poly-l-lactic acid fibers on naïve and activated primary astrocytes

MK Gottipati, AR D'Amato, AM Ziemba, PG Popovich… - Acta biomaterialia, 2020 - Elsevier
Following spinal cord injury, astrocytes at the site of injury become reactive and exhibit a
neurotoxic (A1) phenotype, which leads to neuronal death. In addition, the glial scar, which …

Electrospun fiber scaffolds for engineering glial cell behavior to promote neural regeneration

DL Puhl, JL Funnell, DW Nelson, MK Gottipati… - Bioengineering, 2020 - mdpi.com
Electrospinning is a fabrication technique used to produce nano-or micro-diameter fibers to
generate biocompatible, biodegradable scaffolds for tissue engineering applications …

Biodegradable electrospun scaffolds as an emerging tool for skin wound regeneration: a comprehensive review

D Sharma, S Srivastava, S Kumar, PK Sharma… - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Skin is designed to protect various tissues, and because it is the largest and first human
bodily organ to sustain damage, it has an incredible ability to regenerate. On account of …

Exploring the effects of electrospun fiber surface nanotopography on neurite outgrowth and branching in neuron cultures

AR D'Amato, DL Puhl, AM Ziemba, CDL Johnson… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Three aligned, electrospun fiber scaffolds with unique surface features were created from
poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA). Fibers without surface nanotopography (smooth fibers), fibers with …

[HTML][HTML] Hierarchical fibrous guiding cues at different scales influence linear neurite extension

A Omidinia-Anarkoli, JW Ephraim, R Rimal… - Acta Biomaterialia, 2020 - Elsevier
Surface topographies at micro-and nanoscales can influence different cellular behavior,
such as their growth rate and directionality. While different techniques have been …

Properties of electrospun aligned poly (lactic acid)/collagen fibers with nanoporous surface for peripheral nerve tissue engineering

T Xu, X Zhang, X Dai - Macromolecular Materials and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
It is important for the functional recovery of defective nerves to construct a suitable
microenvironment for nerve regeneration by optimizing the topological structure and …