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 …

Micro-or nanofiber-based materials have extensive applications in biomedical fields due to
their capability to mimic many aspects of physiological microenvironment in vivo. Fabricating …

Guided bone regeneration (GBR) membranes have been proved of great benefit for bone
tissue engineering due to the improvement of cell attachment and proliferation. To develop …

Peripheral nerve injuries (PNIs) are the most common injury types to affect the nervous
system. Restoration of nerve function after PNI is a challenging medical issue. Extended …

The treatment of nerve injuries has taken a new dimension with the development of tissue
engineering techniques. Prior to tissue engineering, suturing and surgery were the only …

Nerve conduits provide an advanced tool for repairing the injured peripheral nerve that often
causes disability and mortality. Currently, the efficiency of conduits in repairing peripheral …

Scaffolds with inner fillers that convey directional guidance cues represent promising
candidates for nerve repair. However, incorrect positioning or non-uniform distribution of …

Peripheral nerve lesions are frequent occurrences in both human and animal patients,
leading to important physiological and labor complications that affect the quality of life of …

In the pre-clinical view, the study of peripheral nerve repair and regeneration still needs to
be carried out in animal models due to the structural complexity of this organ which can be …

In this review, materials based on polymers and hybrids possessing both organic and
inorganic contents for repairing or facilitating cell growth in tissue engineering are …