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ReviewAdvances in experimental medicine and biology

Prospects of Natural Polymeric Scaffolds in Peripheral Nerve Tissue-Regeneration.

Roqia Ashraf, Hasham S Sofi, Mushtaq A Beigh, Shafquat Majeed, Shabana Arjamand, Faheem A Sheikh

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Review in Advances in experimental medicine and biology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.8field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Perspectives on 3D Bioprinting of Peripheral Nerve Conduits.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Roqia AshrafDepartment of Nanotechnology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Hasham S SofiDepartment of Nanotechnology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Mushtaq A BeighDepartment of Nanotechnology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Shafquat MajeedDepartment of Nanotechnology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Shabana ArjamandDepartment of Industrial Fish and Fisheries, Degree College Bemina, Cluster University Srinagar, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Faheem A SheikhDepartment of Nanotechnology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. faheemnt@uok.edu.in.
University of Kashmir · INCluster University Srinagar · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tissue-engineering is emerging field and can be considered as a novel therapeutic intervention in nerve tissue-regeneration. The various pitfalls associated with the use of autografts in nerve-regeneration after injuries have inspired researchers to explore the possibilities using various natural polymers. In this context, the present chapter summarizes the advances of the various types of natural polymeric scaffolds such as fibrous scaffolds, porous scaffolds, and hydrogels in nerve-regeneration and repair process. The functionalization of the scaffolds with wide-range of biomolecules and their biocompatibility analysis by employing various cells (e.g., mesenchymal, neural progenitor stem cells) along with the in vivo regeneration outcomes achieved upon implantation are discussed here. Besides, the various avenues that have been explored so far in nerve tissue-engineering, the use of the extracellular matrix in enhancing the functional polymeric scaffolds and their corresponding outcomes of regeneration are mentioned. We conclude with the present challenges and prospects of efficient exploration of natural polymeric scaffolds in the future to overcome the problems of nerve-regeneration associated with various nerve injuries and neurodegenerative disorders.

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Nerve RegenerationNerve TissueTissue EngineeringTissue ScaffoldsHumansPolymersPolymersExtracellular matrixNatural polymersNerve tissue-engineeringScaffoldsStem cells

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PMID30357706
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