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Zero valent zinc nanoparticles promote neuroglial cell proliferation: A biodegradable and conductive filler candidate for nerve regeneration

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dc.creator Demirel, Gulderen Yanikkaya
dc.creator Sezer, Umran Aydemir
dc.creator Sezer, Serdar
dc.creator Bozkurt, Mehmet Recep
dc.creator Ozturk, Kevser
dc.creator Aru, Basak
dc.date 2016-12-31T21:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2020-10-06T12:03:10Z
dc.date.available 2020-10-06T12:03:10Z
dc.identifier fa909c98-1a4d-4a66-bb80-b212065dbc25
dc.identifier 10.1007/s10856-016-5831-1
dc.identifier https://avesis.sdu.edu.tr/publication/details/fa909c98-1a4d-4a66-bb80-b212065dbc25/oai
dc.identifier.uri http://acikerisim.sdu.edu.tr/xmlui/handle/123456789/76818
dc.description Regeneration of nerve, which has limited ability to undergo self-healing, is one of the most challenging areas in the field of tissue engineering. Regarding materials used in neuroregeneration, there is a recent trend toward electrically conductive materials. It has been emphasized that the capacity of conductive materials to regenerate such tissue having limited self-healing ability improves their clinical utility. However, there have been concerns about the safety of materials or fillers used for conductance due to their lack of degradability. Here, we attempt to use poly(epsilon-caprolactone) (PCL) matrix consisting of varying proportions of zero valent zinc nanoparticles (Zn NPs) via electrospinning. These conductive, biodegradable, and bioactive materials efficiently promoted neuroglial cell proliferation depending on the amount of Zn NPs present in the PCL matrix. Chemical characterizations indicated that the incorporated Zn NPs do not interact with the PCL matrix chemically and that the Zn NPs improved the tensile properties of the PCL matrix. All composites exhibited linear conductivity under in vitro conditions. In vitro cell culture studies were performed to determine the cytotoxicity and proliferative efficiency of materials containing different proportions of Zn NPs. The results were obtained to explore new conductive fillers that can promote tissue regeneration.
dc.language eng
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.title Zero valent zinc nanoparticles promote neuroglial cell proliferation: A biodegradable and conductive filler candidate for nerve regeneration
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article


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