
GRAPHENEST
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Open Access Mandate for Publications and Research data assignment_turned_in Project2019 - 2023Partners:GRAPHENEST, STEMMATTERS, Complutense University of Madrid, University of Aveiro, STICHTING RADBOUD UNIVERSITEIT +3 partnersGRAPHENEST,STEMMATTERS,Complutense University of Madrid,University of Aveiro,STICHTING RADBOUD UNIVERSITEIT,FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGYHELLAS,TECNALIA,RADBOUDUMCFunder: European Commission Project Code: 829060Overall Budget: 3,518,960 EURFunder Contribution: 3,503,920 EURSpinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating pathology with dramatic lifetime consequences affecting thousands of people worldwide. Therefore, and considering the very limited regeneration ability of the central nervous system, in this project we propose to develop a neural tissue engineered scaffold capable of not only combining fibrous and porous topographic cues in order to mimic the morphology of the native spinal cord, but also potentiating the properties of graphene related materials (GRM) supported in a protein-rich decellularized matrix (adECM). In fact, the suggested 3D microenvironment should present electrical, chemical, mechanical and topographic features able to preserve neural cell survival and enhance neural progenitor cell differentiation towards neuronal and glial cells. Progress in this sense will contribute to a better understanding of the key factors controlling repair in damaged neural tissues and, consequently, bring insights into new therapeutic approaches for spinal cord recovery.
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