Journal article
Biomaterials for the central nervous system
Journal of the Royal Society interface, v 5(26), pp 957-975
06 Sep 2008
PMID: 18477539
Abstract
Biomaterials are widely used to help treat neurological disorders and/or improve functional recovery in the central nervous system (CNS). This article reviews the application of biomaterials in (i) shunting systems for hydrocephalus, (ii) cortical neural prosthetics, (iii) drug delivery in the CNS, (iv) hydrogel scaffolds for CNS repair, and (v) neural stem cell encapsulation for neurotrauma. The biological and material requirements for the biomaterials in these applications are discussed. The difficulties that the biomaterials might face in each application and the possible solutions are also reviewed in this article.
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Details
- Title
- Biomaterials for the central nervous system
- Creators
- Yinghui Zhong - Georgia Institute of TechnologyRavi V Bellamkonda (Corresponding Author) - Georgia Institute of Technology
- Publication Details
- Journal of the Royal Society interface, v 5(26), pp 957-975
- Publisher
- The Royal Society
- Number of pages
- 19
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Systems
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000257760000001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-47649114017
- Other Identifier
- 991014877998204721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Neurosciences