Silk confirmed as promising material for repair of injured nerves

csm Goldene Radnetzspinne c MedUni Radtke 2 ea3bf05d0aThe treatment of nerve injuries with the aid of nerve guidance conduits has led to the desired regenerative success in some, but by no means all, cases.

A research team from the Medical University of Vienna, Austria, and the UK’s University of Oxford has used silk as a promising material for repairing severed nerves.

For the full story, see the May 2023 edition of Medical Textiles.

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