Corrigendum to "Schwann Cell Metabolic Activity in Various Short-Term Holding Conditions: Implications for Improved Nerve Graft Viability".

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1155/2012/742183.].

Large-Volume Vascularized Muscle Grafts Engineered From Groin Adipose Tissue in Perfusion Bioreactor Culture.

Background: Muscle tissue engineering still remains a major challenge. An axial vascular pedicle and a perfusion bioreactor are necessary for the development and maintenance of a large-volume engineered muscle tissue to provide circulation within the construct. This study aimed to determine whether large-volume vascularized muscle-like constructs could be made from rat groin adipose tissue in a perfusion bioreactor.

Biomechanics and biocompatibility of woven spider silk meshes during remodeling in a rodent fascia replacement model.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate biomechanical and immunogenic properties of spider silk meshes implanted as fascia replacement in a rat in vivo model.

Background: Meshes for hernia repair require optimal characteristics with regard to strength, elasticity, and cytocompatibility. Spider silk as a biomaterial with outstanding mechanical properties is potentially suitable for this application.

Sural nerve defects after nerve biopsy or nerve transfer as a sensory regeneration model for peripheral nerve conduit implantation.

Nerve repair after injury can be effectively accomplished by direct suture approximation of the proximal and distal segments. This is more successful if coadaptation can be achieved without tension. Currently, the gold standard repair of larger deficits is the transplantation of an autologous sensory sural nerve graft.