Cited by 224Nerve injury and regenerationNeuroscience and Neural EngineeringTissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Peripheral nerve conduits: technology update

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Hasirci, Vasif, Arslantunali, Damla, Dursun, Tugba, Yucel, Deniz, Hasirci, Nesrin·2014·Medical Devices Evidence and Research

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Peripheral nerve injury is a worldwide clinical problem which could lead to loss of neuronal communication along sensory and motor nerves between the central nervous system (CNS) and the peripheral organs and impairs the quality of life of a patient. The primary requirement for the treatment of complete lesions is a tension-free, end-to-end repair. When end-to-end repair is not possible, peripheral nerve grafts or nerve conduits are used. The limited availability of autografts, and drawbacks of the allografts and xenografts like immunological reactions, forced the researchers to investigate and develop alternative approaches, mainly nerve conduits. In this review, recent information on the various types of conduit materials (made of biological and synthetic polymers) and designs (tubular, fibrous, and matrix type) are being presented.

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  • Some implantable devices, such as regeneration conduits, are designed to exploit the inflammatory process to degrade after carrying out their therapeutic role.

    “Some implantable devices are designed to exploit this inflammatory process to degrade after they have carried out their therapeutic role. A common example of this are regeneration conduits: implants inserted into lesioned tissue designed to guide tissue regrowth and be degraded as the tissue heals (Arslantunali et al., 2014).”

    From Foreign Body Reaction to Implanted Biomaterials and Its Impact in Nerve Neuroprosthetics (2021) · cites this paper as Arslantunali et al., 2014

    The Nerve conduits section describes implanted conduits that guide nerve regeneration and identifies biodegradable materials whose degradation rates can be controlled. It does not say that the conduits are designed to exploit inflammation to degrade, or that degradation occurs only after healing; it notes that some biodegradable polymers do not initiate immunological responses. The indexed passages provide no page numbers. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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Authors
Hasirci, V., Arslantunali, D., Dursun, T., Yucel, D., & Hasirci, N.
Affiliations
Middle East Technical University (TR)
Venue
Medical Devices Evidence and Research
Published
2014-12
Volume
7
Pages
405
ISSN
1179-1470 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2117518170
Cited by
224
References
159
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 20 · 2023: 20 · 2022: 19 · 2021: 26 · 2020: 30 · 2019: 29 · 2018: 31 · 2017: 18 · 2016: 14 · 2015: 4
FWCI
1.37
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Medical Devices Evidence and Research (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Gümüşhane University Institutional Repository (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • OpenMETU (Middle East Technical University) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • Acibadem University Open Access Repository (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Nerve injury and regeneration
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
Keywords
peripheral nerve injury, nerve regeneration, peripheral nerve grafts, nerve conduits, synthetic polymers, biopolymers, autograft, allograft, xenografts

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