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Self-Assembling Nanofiber Scaffold With Neural Growth Factor Supports Nerve Cell Growth

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The takeaway

A designer peptide nanofiber scaffold containing FGL motif (neural cell adhesion molecule fragment) showed biocompatibility and supported dorsal root ganglion neuron growth — peptide scaffold for nerve repair.

Key finding

A designer peptide nanofiber scaffold containing FGL motif (neural cell adhesion molecule fragment) showed biocompatibility and supported dorsal root

What the researchers found

A designer peptide nanofiber scaffold containing FGL motif (neural cell adhesion molecule fragment) showed biocompatibility and supported dorsal root ganglion neuron growth — peptide scaffold for nerve repair.

Why it matters

Relevant for peptide research.

How the study worked

research study.

What this study cannot tell us

See abstract.

How to read the evidence

emerging evidence.

When this study was published

Published in 2010.

The bigger picture

Advances peptide research.

Questions still open

  • Further research needed.

Common questions

What was studied?
Self-Assembling Nanofiber Scaffold With Neural Growth Factor Supports Nerve Cell Growth
What was found?
A designer peptide nanofiber scaffold containing FGL motif (neural cell adhesion molecule fragment) showed biocompatibility and supported dorsal root ganglion neuron growth — peptide scaffold for nerve repair.

Read the original research

Biocompatibility and bioactivity of designer self-assembling nanofiber scaffold containing FGL motif for rat dorsal root ganglion neurons.

Journal of biomedical materials research. Part A, 95(4), 1125-31

Citation

Zou, Zhenwei; Zheng, Qixin; Wu, Yongchao; Guo, Xiaodong; Yang, Shuhua; Li, Jingfeng; Pan, Haitao. (2010). Biocompatibility and bioactivity of designer self-assembling nanofiber scaffold containing FGL motif for rat dorsal root ganglion neurons.. Journal of biomedical materials research. Part A, 95(4), 1125-31. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm.a.32910