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US 2017/0304499 A1Published application
Injectable peripheral nerve specific hydrogel
AssigneesUniversity of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Cornell University
InventorsBryan Nicklaus Brown, Jonathan Cheetham
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a peripheral nerve-specific hydrogel material, which is deliverable in a minimally invasive fashion, sustains the growth of neurons, and speeds recovery following surgical reconstruction.
Claims6
A hydrogel comprising a decellularized peripheral nerve scaffold that has been enzymatically degraded to form a hydrogel, wherein the hydrogel promotes peripheral nerve repair.
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