title: Directed nerve regeneration enabled by wirelessly powered electrodes printed on a biodegradable polymer.
abstract: Wirelessly directed nerve regeneration: inductively powered electrical stimulation circuits on the biodegradable polymer polycaprolactone demonstrate directed regeneration of sensory neurons from a dorsal root ganglion. These circuits, produced using a unique transfer printing process, illustrate progress towards the use of electrical stimulation systems on biodegradable materials to improve peripheral nerve repair functional outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Electronics Design Centre, School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, G12 8LT, UK.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Théophile
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dejardin
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hart
authors.forename: Mathis O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Riehle
authors.forename: David R S
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Cumming
mesh_terms: D020341:Absorbable Implants; D000818:Animals; D001369:Axons / Q000502:physiology; D004566:Electrodes; D004867:Equipment Design; D005727:Ganglia, Spinal / Q000166:cytology; D009416:Nerve Regeneration / Q000502:physiology*; D011091:Polyesters; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D059015:Wireless Technology / Q000295:instrumentation*
chemical_list: D011091:Polyesters; C016240:polycaprolactone
keywords: biodegradable electronics; electrical stimulation of neurons; flexible electronics; micro transfer printing; peripheral nerve repair