ArticleBiomaterials2021
Development of a magnetically aligned regenerative tissue-engineered electronic nerve interface for peripheral nerve applications.
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- Effects of Altering Magnesium Metal Surfaces on Degradation In Vitro and In Vivo during Peripheral Nerve Regeneration.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Peripheral nerve injuries can be debilitating to motor and sensory function, with severe cases often resulting in complete limb amputation. Over the past two decades, prosthetic limb technology has rapidly advanced to provide users with crude motor control of up to 20° of freedom; however, the nerve-interfacing technology required to provide high movement selectivity has not progressed at the same rate. The work presented here focuses on the development of a magnetically aligned regenerative tissue-engineered electronic nerve interface (MARTEENI) that combines polyimide "threads" encapsulated within a magnetically aligned hydrogel scaffold. The technology exploits tissue-engineered strategies to address concerns over traditional peripheral nerve interfaces including poor axonal sampling through the nerve and rigid substrates. A magnetically templated hydrogel is used to physically support the polyimide threads while also promoting regeneration in close proximity to the electrode sites on the polyimide. This work demonstrates the utility of magnetic templating for use in tuning the mechanical properties of hydrogel scaffolds to match the stiffness of native nerve tissue while providing an aligned substrate for Schwann cell migration in vitro. MARTEENI devices were fabricated and implanted within a 5-mm-long rat sciatic-nerve transection model to assess regeneration at 6 and 12 weeks. MARTEENI devices do not disrupt tissue remodeling and show axon densities equivalent to fresh tissue controls around the polyimide substrates. Devices are observed to have attenuated foreign-body responses around the polyimide threads. It is expected that future studies with functional MARTEENI devices will be able to record and stimulate single axons with high selectivity and low stimulation regimes.
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