Spinal cord implants for nerve regeneration

It has only been in the last couple decades that the potential for regeneration in the spinal cord became accepted. However, there is still no proven method for enabling this regeneration. An implant model was developed to help aid in repair, recovery, and regeneration in the spinal cord following spinal cord injury (SCI). This is a polymer-based model with the ability to host neural stem cells. This document briefly reviews the SCI model developed. It also discusses the intellectual property surrounding the implant model, as well as examines the possible pathways through the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and to the market.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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2004

Author dc:creator

• Abbaschian, Lara Suzanne, 1979-

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• Robert S. Langer and Michael J. Cima.

• Materials Science and Engineering.

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• M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

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en_US

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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/28870

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