Research progress on neural tissue engineering repairing spinal cord injury
- VernacularTitle:神经组织工程修复脊髓损伤的研究进展
- Author:
Zhaohui CHENG
;
Qixin ZHENG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
spinal cord injury;
tissue engineering;
nerve regeneration
- From:
International Journal of Biomedical Engineering
2006;0(05):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Owing to the profound impact of spinal cord injury, extensive studies have been carried out aimed at facilitating axonal regeneration following injury. Tissue engineering, as an emerging and rapidly growing field, has received extensive attention for nervous system axonal guidance. Numerous engineered substrates including biomaterial scaffolds, cells, biomolecules, have showed potential of supporting axonal regeneration and functional recovery. This article reviews current progresses on biomaterial scaffolds, cells, biomolecules for nerve repair, as well as therapeutic approaches that are being explored for spinal cord repairing.