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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
William D. Wagner, Clemmons, NC (US);
Nicole Levi, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Tabitha Rosenbalm, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Louis C. Argenta, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Michael J. Morykwas, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Abstract
A biphasic material and devices comprising the same are provided for the development of conductive conduits that may be used for the treatment of peripheral nerve injury. These devices or conduits are designed such that repeated electric field gradients can be initiated to promote neurite and axonal outgrowth. Conducting conduits using doped synthetic and/or natural polymers create specifically patterned high and low conducting segmented materials, which are mechanically used to produce the electrical properties needed for nerve conduits. These electrical properties stimulate neurite outgrowth and axonal repair following a peripheral nerve transection.