Silk confirmed as promising material for repair of injured nerves
The treatment of nerve injuries with the aid of nerve guidance conduits has led to the desired regenerative success in some, but by no means all, cases.
A research team from the Medical University of Vienna, Austria, and the UK’s University of Oxford has used silk as a promising material for repairing severed nerves.
For the full story, see the May 2023 edition of Medical Textiles.
Image: MedUni Vienna/Christine Radtke