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ArticleMaterials today. Bio2025

3D printed biodegradable hydrogel-based multichannel nerve conduits mimicking peripheral nerve fascicules.

Woo-Youl Maeng, Yerim Lee, Szu-Han Chen, Kyung Su Kim, Daeun Sung, Wan-Ling Tseng, Gyu-Nam Kim, Young-Hag Koh, Yuan-Yu Hsueh, Jahyun Koo

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Article in Materials today. Bio, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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10 authors.

Woo-Youl MaengSchool of Biomedical Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea.
Yerim LeeSchool of Biomedical Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea.
Szu-Han ChenDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 70456, Taiwan.
Kyung Su KimSchool of Biomedical Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea.
Daeun SungSchool of Biomedical Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea.
Wan-Ling TsengDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 70456, Taiwan.
Gyu-Nam KimSchool of Biomedical Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea.
Young-Hag KohSchool of Biomedical Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea.
Yuan-Yu HsuehDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 70456, Taiwan.
Jahyun KooSchool of Biomedical Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Treating peripheral nerve injury (PNI) is a prevalent clinical challenge. The improper dispersion of regenerating axons makes it difficult to develop nerve guidance conduits (NGCs) for treating PNI. The multichannel NGCs, designed to mimic the fascicular structure of nerves, are proposed as an alternative to single hollow lumen NGCs. Hydrogel-based NGCs with microscale multichannels resembling actual nerve fascicles are fabricated using digital light processing as 3D printing. Gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA) and polyethylene glycol diacrylate (PEGDA), which are biodegradable and photocurable, are used as the printing solution. The addition of a food-grade dye to the printing solution can prevent overcuring by adjusting the optical path length of light and regulating the polymerization rate. This work further demonstrates that the addition of dyes can enable high-resolution printing, resulting in the achievement of fine multichannels with a diameter of 200 μm.

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Food-grade dyeIn vivo animal studiesMimicking real nerve fasciclesNerve guidance conduitsPeripheral nerve injuryPeripheral nerve regenerationVAT-Free DLP

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PMID39944532
PMCPMC11815286

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