The treatment of peripheral nerve defects has always been one of the most challenging
clinical practices in neurosurgery. Currently, nerve autograft is the preferred treatment …

Peripheral nerve injury treatment is a relevant problem because of nerve lesion high
incidence and because of unsatisfactory regeneration after severe injuries, thus resulting in …

The purpose of 4D printing is to embed a product design into a deformable smart material
using a traditional 3D printer. The 3D printed object can be assembled or transformed into …

Nanocellulosic materials, such as cellulose nanocrystals, cellulose nanofibers, and bacterial
nanocellulose, that display high surface area, mechanical strength, biodegradability, and …

Smart biomaterials have been rapidly advancing ever since the concept of tissue
engineering was proposed. Interacting with human cells, smart biomaterials can play a key …

The rapid development of nanocellulose and hydrogels has contributed to the development
of renewable smart material technologies in recent years. Based on the excellent renewable …

Additive manufacturing (aka 3D printing) has excellent potential for developing advanced
materials and technologies, and it's extensively been explored in several areas such as …

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a central nervous system (CNS) devastate event that is commonly
caused by traumatic or non-traumatic events. The reinnervation of spinal cord axons is …

Increasing demand for customized implants and tissue scaffolds requires advanced
biomaterials and fabricating processes for fabricating three‐dimensional (3D) structures that …

The degree of nerve regeneration after peripheral nerve injury can be altered by the
microenvironment at the site of injury. Stem cells and vascularity are postulated to be a part …