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Artificial nerve grafts made from spider silk
Every year, hundreds of thousands of people suffer from paralyzed limbs as a result of peripheral nerve injury. Recently, implantation of artificial nerve grafts has become the method of choice for repairing damaged peripheral nerves. Grafts can lead to some degree of functional recovery when a short segment of nerve is damaged. But they are [...] (Source: Neurophilosophy)
Source: Neurophilosophy - March 7, 2011 Category: Neurologists Authors: Mo Costandi Tags: Neuroscience Tissue Engineering Materials Science Source Type: blogs