• Departmentof Orthopedic Surgery;;
  • the First University H ospital;;
  • West Chi- na University of Medical Sciences.Chengdu Sichuan;;
  • P.R.China6 10041;;
Schwann cell; Extracellular matrix; Hollow fiber conduit; Tissue engineering
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the methods to fabricate repair materials of tissue engineered peripheral nerve with bioactivity of Schwann cells (SC). METHODS 1. The materials were made by dry-wet spinning process to fabricate PLA hollow fiber canal with external diameter of 2.3 mm, internal diameter of 1.9 mm, thickness of 0.4 mm, pore size of 20 to 40 microns, pore ratio of 70% and non-spinning fiber net with pore size of 100 to 200 microns, pore ratio of 85%. 2. SC were implanted into excellular matrix (ECM) gel to observe the growth of SC. 3. SC/ECM complex were implanted into non-spinning PLA fiber net to observe the growth of SC. 4. SC, SC/ECM and SC/ECM/PLA were implanted into PLA hollow fiber canal to bridge 10 mm defect of rat sciatic nerve. RESULTS 1. SC were recovered bipolar shape at 1 day after implantation, and could be survived 14 days in ECM gel. 2. After SC/ECM complex was implanted into PLA net, most of SC were retained in the pore of PLA net with the formation of ECM gel. SC could be adhered and grown on PLA fiber. 3. Most of SC in ECM gel could be survived to 21 days after transplantation. Survival cell numbers of SC/ECM and SC/ECM/PLA groups were obviously higher than SC suspension group. CONCLUSION Non-spinning PLA porous biodegradable materials with ECM is benefit for SC to be adhered and grown.

Citation： WAN G Guang lin,YAN G Zhi ming,XIE H ui qi,etal.. MATERIAL S FABRICATION OF TISSUE ENGINEERED PERIPHERAL NERVE IN VITRO. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 2000, 14(2): 110-114. doi: Copy

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