Long-Term In Vivo Evaluation of Chitosan Nerve Guide Properties with respect to Two Different Sterilization Methods.

Severe peripheral nerve injuries are reconstructed either with autologous nerve grafts (gold standard) or alternatively with clinically approved artificial nerve guides. The most common method used to sterilize these medical products is ethylene oxide gassing (EO). However, this method has several disadvantages.

Comparative Evaluation of Chitosan Nerve Guides with Regular or Increased Bendability for Acute and Delayed Peripheral Nerve Repair: A Comprehensive Comparison with Autologous Nerve Grafts and Muscle-in-Vein Grafts.

Reconstruction of joint-crossing digital nerves requires the application of nerve guides with a much higher flexibility than used for peripheral nerve repair along larger bones. Nevertheless, collapse-resistance should be preserved to avoid secondary damage to the regrowing nerve tissue. In recent years, we presented chitosan nerve guides (CNGs) to be highly supportive for the regeneration of critical gap length peripheral nerve defects in the rat.

The limiting layer of fish scales: Structure and properties.

Unlabelled: Fish scales serve as a flexible natural armor that have received increasing attention across the materials community. Most efforts in this area have focused on the composite structure of the predominately organic elasmodine, and limited work addresses the highly mineralized external portion known as the Limiting Layer (LL). This coating serves as the first barrier to external threats and plays an important role in resisting puncture.

Reflex-based grasping, skilled forelimb reaching, and electrodiagnostic evaluation for comprehensive analysis of functional recovery-The 7-mm rat median nerve gap repair model revisited.

Introduction: The rat median nerve injury and repair model gets increasingly important for research on novel bioartificial nerve grafts. It allows follow-up evaluation of the recovery of the forepaw functional ability with several sensitive techniques. The reflex-based grasping test, the skilled forelimb reaching staircase test, as well as electrodiagnostic recordings have been described useful in this context.

Regeneration of long-distance peripheral nerve defects after delayed reconstruction in healthy and diabetic rats is supported by immunomodulatory chitosan nerve guides.

Background: Delayed reconstruction of transection or laceration injuries of peripheral nerves is inflicted by a reduced regeneration capacity. Diabetic conditions, more frequently encountered in clinical practice, are known to further impair regeneration in peripheral nerves. Chitosan nerve guides (CNGs) have recently been introduced as a new generation of medical devices for immediate peripheral nerve reconstruction.

Laser-Induced Spallation of Microsphere Monolayers.

The detachment of a semiordered monolayer of polystyrene microspheres adhered to an aluminum-coated glass substrate is studied using a laser-induced spallation technique. The microsphere-substrate adhesion force is estimated from substrate surface displacement measurements obtained using optical interferometry, and a rigid-body model that accounts for the inertia of the microspheres. The estimated adhesion force is compared with estimates obtained using an adhesive contact model together with interferometric measurements of the out-of-plane microsphere contact resonance, and with estimated work of adhesion values for the polystyrene-aluminum interface.

Clinical performance and periodontal outcome of temporary crowns and fixed partial dentures: A randomized clinical trial.

Statement Of Problem: Different materials (autopolymerizing, dual curing, and light initiated) are used for fabricating provisional restorations during prosthetic treatment. Randomized clinical trials that have evaluated these provisional materials have not been published.

Purpose: This clinical trial compared the handling, fitting, plaque adherence, gingivitis, color stability, and the subjective assessment of the provisional materials by the patient and the dentist for 2 autopolymerizing (Protemp, Luxatemp), 1 dual-curing (Provipont), and 1 light-initiated (Triad-VLC) material for the manufacturing of temporary crowns and fixed partial dentures.