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ArticleScience and technology of advanced materials2012

Design of super-elastic biodegradable scaffolds with longitudinally oriented microchannels and optimization of the channel size for Schwann cell migration.

Koichiro Uto, Takanari Muroya, Michio Okamoto, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Tsuyoshi Murase, Mitsuhiro Ebara, Takao Aoyagi

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Article in Science and technology of advanced materials, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Koichiro UtoBiomaterials Unit, International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan.
Takanari MuroyaBiomaterials Unit, International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan.
Michio OkamotoDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
Hiroyuki TanakaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
Tsuyoshi MuraseDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
Mitsuhiro EbaraBiomaterials Unit, International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan.
Takao AoyagiBiomaterials Unit, International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan; Department of Materials Engineering, Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8577, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We newly designed super-elastic biodegradable scaffolds with longitudinally oriented microchannels for repair and regeneration of peripheral nerve defects. Four-armed poly(

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biodegradable polymersD,L-lactide (DLLA)microchannels, Schwann cellsscaffoldsε-caprolactone (CL)

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PMID27877534
PMCPMC5099767

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