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US 2021/0196860 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.
Claims12
(canceled)
A method of repairing a nerve injury, comprising:
- treatment by injecting a hydrogel into and/or around a surgically reconstructed peripheral nerve in an intended recipient, wherein the hydrogel comprises decellularized nerve at a concentration of between 8 mg/ml and 15 mg/ml.
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