Artificial scaffolds for neural tissue engineering

Abstract

The present study demonstrates the utility of nanocomposite based scaffolds as potential biomaterials for fabricating nerve conduits Although silk fibroin is one of the most used biomaterial as an implant sutures its highly insulating properties render it unsuitable for fabricating scaffolds for mimicking the electrically conductive tissues of the body like nerve and cardiac muscles We hereby demonstrate how silk based nanocomposites consisting of metallic nanoparticles and conducting polym