A61L2430/32

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF HYDROGEL TUBES FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS

Embodiments of the present disclosure include methods of simultaneously manufacturing two or more hydrogel constructs (e.g., tubular hydrogel constructs). In some embodiments, the method comprises one or more of the following steps: providing a vat comprising a bio-ink composition containing one or more monomers and/or one or more polymers; applying electromagnetic radiation from an electromagnetic radiation source to cure a layer of the hydrogel constructs (e.g., tubular hydrogel constructs); and applying electromagnetic radiation from the electromagnetic radiation source one or more additional times to produce one or more additional layers of the hydrogel constructs (e.g., tubular hydrogel constructs).

EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS OF DEPLOYMENT

Systems, devices, and methods for treating a nerve injury in a patient are provided. The system includes an extracellular matrix, a neutralizing element, and a reconstituting element. The extracellular matrix is configured to promote and/or sustain the growth of tissue and/or associated tissue properties proximate the nerve injury.

PARTICLE-FORM HYBRID-SCALE FIBER MATRIX

Particles of non-woven graft materials for use in specialized surgical procedures such as soft tissue repair and wound management procedures, methods for making the powder, and methods for repairing tissue such as neurological tissue using the powder are disclosed. The particles can advantageously be used to fill irregular shaped areas or can be used in conjunction with non-woven graft materials.

Implantable nerve guidance conduits having polymer fiber guidance channel

A nerve guidance conduit includes one or more guidance channels formed as porous polymeric structures. The guidance channels are within an outer tubular structure that includes randomly-oriented nanofibers. The guidance channels may have electrospun nanofibers on their inner and outer surfaces in a parallel alignment with the guidance channels. Such aligned nanofibers may also be present on the inner surface of the outer tubular structure. The outer surfaces of the guidance channels and the inner surface of the tubular structure define additional guidance channels. Such a nerve guidance conduit provides augmented surface areas for providing directional guidance and enhancing peripheral nerve regeneration. The structure also has the mechanical and nutrient transport requirements required over long regeneration periods.

IMPLANTABLE GUIDE ELEMENT AND METHODS OF FABRICATION AND USE THEREOF
20230086561 · 2023-03-23 ·

An implantable guide element comprises a main body formed from a biocompatible material. One or more grooved surface structures are provided on and/or within the main body, each grooved surface structure comprising one or more grooves for directionally guided growth of fibro-axonal tissue. At least one of the one or more grooved surface structures may form a channel along or within the main body, within which an electrode is disposed in spaced relationship from a wall of the channel along at least part of its length.

Method for preparing of nerve conduit using bio-printing technology and the nerve conduit prepared by the same

The present invention relates to a method for preparing of a nerve conduit using bio-printing technology and a nerve conduit prepared by the same, and it can easily prepare a nerve conduit by simulating a nerve bundle and nerve tissue, and the like, by three-dimensionally printing bio-ink comprising a neuronal regeneration material on one side of a porous polymer scaffold.

TISSUE ENGINEERING MATERIAL FOR NERVE INJURY REPAIR, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND APPLICATION THEREOF
20220331496 · 2022-10-20 ·

A tissue engineering material for nerve injury repair, a preparation method therefor and an application thereof. The tissue engineering material for nerve injury repair is an N-cadherin crosslinked linear ordered collagen scaffold. By crosslinking N-cadherin with a linear ordered collagen scaffold, the prepared tissue engineering material can efficiently induce migration of neural stem cells towards an injury region so that the neural stem cells are enriched in the injury region, and can effectively inhibit deposition of inhibitory factors such as chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan, promote differentiation of the neural stem cells into neurons, and then promote recovery of electrophysiological and motion functions. The N-cadherin crosslinked linear ordered collagen scaffold also has a stable ordered topological structure and excellent mechanical properties, and can be used to repair nerve injuries such as spinal cord injury.

NERVE REGENERATION INDUCING MATERIAL

A material for inducing nerve regeneration in a transplantation site, or a material for recovering the function of nerve tissues in a transplantation site, the material comprising a cell structure having a thickness of at least 300 μm that is constructed by stacking the spheroids of bone marrow-derived cells, adipose tissue-derived cells, dental pulp-derived cells, amnion-derived cells, placenta-derived cells, umbilical cord-derived cells, or umbilical cord blood-derived cells, on a needle-shaped body arranged on a substrate.

Preparing method of nerve conduits

The present disclosure relates to a method for preparing a nerve conduit, more particularly to a method for preparing a porous nerve conduit having micropores formed in microchannels and the nerve conduit prepared according to the present disclosure can be usefully used in in-vitro and in-vivo researches on nerves.

MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR NERVE REPAIR AND REGENERATION

Some embodiments described herein are directed to non-woven graft materials for use in specialized surgical procedures such as neurosurgical procedures, methods for making the non-woven graft materials, and methods for repairing tissue such as neurological tissue using the non-woven graft materials.