Journal
ADVANCED HEALTHCARE MATERIALS
Volume 10, Issue 14, Pages -Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202100427
Keywords
hierarchical architecture; module assembly; nerve conduits; peripheral nerve regeneration; silk nanofibers
Funding
- National Key R&D Program of China [2016YFE0204400]
- NIH [P41EB027062, R01NS094218]
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The study utilized modular assembly for fabricating nerve conduits with multifunctional guidance cues, which promoted cell proliferation and growth factor secretion, and demonstrated improved nerve regeneration in both cell and animal experiments for rat sciatic nerve defects.
Nerve guidance conduits with multifunctional features could offer microenvironments for improved nerve regeneration and functional recovery. However, the challenge remains to optimize multiple cues in nerve conduit systems due to the interplay of these factors during fabrication. Here, a modular assembly for the fabrication of nerve conduits is utilized to address the goal of incorporating multifunctional guidance cues for nerve regeneration. Silk-based hollow conduits with suitable size and mechanical properties, along with silk nanofiber fillers with tunable hierarchical anisotropic architectures and microporous structures, are developed and assembled into conduits. These conduits supported improves nerve regeneration in terms of cell proliferation (Schwann and PC12 cells) and growth factor secretion (BDNF, brain-derived neurotrophic factor) in vitro, and the in vivo repair and functional recovery of rat sciatic nerve defects. Nerve regeneration using these new conduit designs is comparable to autografts, providing a path towards future clinical impact.
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