This project focuses on the design of a device to be used in minimally invasive spine surgery for implantation of an engineered nerve tissue into individuals who suffer from spinal cord injuries. This device will deliver a mixture of nerve cells and tri-block copolymer hydrogel, that when implanted, is intended to reconnect nerve impulses in a damaged spinal cord. This device considers the unique composite makeup of the biomaterial and the critical anatomy of a damaged spinal region.

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Creator

• Deliso, Ashley Lorraine
• Woupio, Amy Lee
• Cooper, Jennifer Lynne

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 00D098M

Advisor

• Kohles, Sean S.

Year

• 2000

Sponsor

• University of Massachusetts Medical School

Date created

• 2000-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Biomedical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright