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  schema location: http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
  title info:
    title: Tissue engineering of the peripheral nerve
    sub title: biomaterials and physical therapy
  name:
    name part: Geuna, Stefano.
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  genre: Electronic books.
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: ne
    date issued: 2013
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: remote
    extent: 1 online resource (250 pages).
  table of contents: Front Cover; Tissue Engineering of the Peripheral Nerve: Biomaterials and Physical Therapy; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter One: The Use of Chitosan-Based Scaffolds to Enhance Regeneration in the Nervous System; 1. Introduction; 2. In Vitro Evidence: Chitosan Properties, Biocompatibility, and Surface Modification; 2.1. Chitosan physical properties; 2.1.1. Mechanical strength; 2.1.2. Porosity; 2.1.3. Chitosan biodegradability; 2.2. Chitosan biocompatibility; 2.3. Chitosan surface modification; 2.4. Chitosan as a tool for neurotrophic factor delivery.
  table of contents: 3. Chitosan for Central Nervous System Repair3.1. Surface modification of chitosan conduits for CNS repair; 3.2. Chitosan conduits combined with cells for CNS repair; 3.3. Chitosan conduits combined with neurotrophic factors or neuroprotective molecules for CNS repair; 4. Chitosan for Peripheral Nervous System Repair; 4.1. Surface modification of chitosan conduits for PNS repair; 4.2. Chitosan conduits combined with cells for PNS repair; 4.3. Chitosan conduits combined with neurotrophic factors or neuroprotective molecules for PNS repair; 5. Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References.
  table of contents: Chapter Two: Interfaces with the Peripheral Nerve for the Control of Neuroprostheses1. General Introduction; 2. Structure and Function of the Peripheral Nerves; 3. Types of Nerve Electrodes: An Overview; 3.1. Extraneural electrodes; 3.2. Intraneural electrodes; 3.3. Regenerative electrodes; 4. Biomedical Applications of Nerve Interfaces; 4.1. Applications for CNS-injured patients; 4.2. Applications for the control of prostheses; 5. Conclusion; References; Chapter Three: The Use of Shock Waves in Peripheral Nerve Regeneration: New Perspectives?; 1. Introduction.
  table of contents: 2. Features of Peripheral Nerve Regeneration in Rodents and Humans: How to Speed Up Slow Regeneration?3. Presumed Biological Effects of ESWT; 4. Effects of ESWT on Peripheral Nerves; 4.1. Effects of ESWT on sensory nerves; 4.2. Effects of ESWT on motor nerves; 5. Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter Four: Phototherapy and Nerve Injury: Focus on Muscle Response*; 1. Introduction; 2. Phototherapy Increases Skeletal Muscle Biochemical Activity; 3. Discussion and Future Perspectives; References; Chapter Five: Electrical Stimulation for Promoting Peripheral Nerve Regeneration.
  table of contents: 1. Introduction2. Ways to Apply Electrical Stimuli to the Reconstructed Nerve; 2.1. Transcutaneous/percutaneous stimulation; 2.2. Direct, brief, low-frequency electrical stimulation; 2.3. Electrical stimulation via the synthetic nerve graft; 2.4. Electrical stimulation combined with other treatments; 3. Biological Effects of Electrical Stimulation of Injured Peripheral Nerves; 3.1. General effect on axonal regeneration; 3.2. Impact of electrical stimulation on expression of neurotrophic factors; 3.3. Impact of electrical stimulation on Schwann cells; 4. Clinical Experiences; Acknowledgment.
  note: edited by Stefano Geuna, Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, Neuroscience Institute of the Cavalieri Ottolenghi Foundation (NICO), University of Turin, Ospedale San Luigi, Regione Gonzole 10, Orbassano (TO), Italy [and three others].
  note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
  subject:
    topic: Tissue engineering
  subject:
    topic: Nerves, Peripheral
  subject:
    topic: Nervous system
    topic: Regeneration
  subject:
    topic: RELIGION
    topic: Institutions & Organizations
  subject:
    topic: Nerves, Peripheral
  subject:
    topic: Nervous system
    topic: Regeneration
  subject:
    topic: Tissue engineering
  classification: R857.T55 T57 2013eb
  classification: 250
  related item:
    title info:
      title: International review of neurobiology ; v. one hundred and nine
  identifier: 9780124200449
  identifier: 0124200443
  identifier: 9780124200456
  identifier: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/bookseries/00747742/109
  record info:
    record content source: E7B
    record creation date: 131101
    record change date: 20180501122016.0
    record identifier: ocn868962165
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng