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In vivo evaluation of nerve guidance conduits comprised of a salicylic acid-based poly(anhydride-ester) blend
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In vivo evaluation of nerve guidance conduits comprised of a salicylic acid-based poly(anhydride-ester) blend
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Lee
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Yong Soo
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1983-
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Yong Lee
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author
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Uhrich
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Kathryn E
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Kathryn E Uhrich
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Advisory Committee
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chair
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Shreiber
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David I
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David I Shreiber
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internal member
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Cai
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Li
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Li Cai
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Rutgers University
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Graduate School - New Brunswick
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2012
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2012-10
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eng
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Unlike the central nervous system, peripheral nervous system can regenerate from injury. However, without surgical intervention, the results are often poor. Autologous nerve grafting is the golden standard for repairing peripheral nerve injury; but limited donor availability and donor site morbidity led researchers to seek alternative methods. Among the many alternative treatment options, synthetic nerve guidance conduits (NGCs) have been most actively developed. The goal of NGCs is to serve as a physical scaffold that aids the axonal regeneration process while preventing scar tissue formation that interferes with regeneration. Biocompatible and biodegradable NGCs would provide additional benefits: minimize foreign body reaction and avoid secondary surgeries to remove NGCs. We developed a unique NGC that incorporated the characteristics described above and can release an anti-inflammatory drug, salicylic acid. In this work, in vivo assays were performed to evaluate NGCs fabricated from a poly(anhydride-ester) blend. To further assist in the regeneration process, bovine native collagen type I hydrogel were inserted into the NGCs lumen which was then implanted in femoral nerve of mice for up to 16 weeks. These studies demonstrated in vivo biodegradability, biocompatibility, and axonal regeneration following an injury to the peripheral nerve. These studies provide greater insights into the importance of designing NGCs and how they aid in regeneration and functional recovery of subjects.
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Biomedical Engineering
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Rutgers University Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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x, 34 p. : ill.
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M.S.
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Includes bibliographical references
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by Yong Soo Lee
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Neural circuitry
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Nerves, Peripheral
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http://hdl.rutgers.edu/1782.1/rucore10001600001.ETD.000066890
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Graduate School - New Brunswick Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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doi:10.7282/T3ZP44WH
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ETD graduate
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The author owns the copyright to this work.
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Lee
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Yong
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2012-06-22 14:35:34
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Yong Lee
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Rutgers University. Graduate School - New Brunswick
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I hereby grant to the Rutgers University Libraries and to my school the non-exclusive right to archive, reproduce and distribute my thesis or dissertation, in whole or in part, and/or my abstract, in whole or in part, in and from an electronic format, subject to the release date subsequently stipulated in this submittal form and approved by my school. I represent and stipulate that the thesis or dissertation and its abstract are my original work, that they do not infringe or violate any rights of others, and that I make these grants as the sole owner of the rights to my thesis or dissertation and its abstract. I represent that I have obtained written permissions, when necessary, from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis or dissertation and will supply copies of such upon request by my school. I acknowledge that RU ETD and my school will not distribute my thesis or dissertation or its abstract if, in their reasonable judgment, they believe all such rights have not been secured. I acknowledge that I retain ownership rights to the copyright of my work. I also retain the right to use all or part of this thesis or dissertation in future works, such as articles or books.
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