Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 311-321, December 2007

Reknitting the injured spinal cord by self-assembling peptide nanofiber scaffold

  • Jiasong Guo, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomy, The University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China
    • Department of Histology and Embryology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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  • Huanxing Su, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomy, The University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China
    • ,
  • Yuanshan Zeng, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Histology and Embryology, Zhongshan Medical College, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
    • ,
  • Yu-Xiang Liang, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomy, The University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China
    • State Key Laboratory for Brain and Cognitive Sciences, The University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China
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  • Wai Man Wong, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomy, The University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China
    • ,
  • Rutledge G. Ellis-Behnke, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomy, The University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China
    • State Key Laboratory for Brain and Cognitive Sciences, The University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China
    • Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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  • Kwok-Fai So, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomy, The University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China
    • State Key Laboratory for Brain and Cognitive Sciences, The University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China
    • Research Centre of Heart, Brain, Hormone and Healthy Aging, The University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China
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  • Wutian Wu, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomy, The University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China
    • State Key Laboratory for Brain and Cognitive Sciences, The University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China
    • Research Center of Reproduction, Development and Growth, The University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Anatomy, University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China.

Received 1 July 2007; accepted 20 September 2007. published online 29 October 2007.

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 R.G.E.-B. has a financial interest in Clear Nano Solutions, Inc. and in 3D Matrix, manufacturer of the material distributed by BD Biosciences.

PII: S1549-9634(07)00123-2

doi:10.1016/j.nano.2007.09.003

Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 311-321, December 2007

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