Table 1.
Experimental design with notation
| Notation | Components | n |
| MTC*† | Agarose gel scaffold embedded with microtubes loaded with chABC and trehalose | 8 |
| MT* | Agarose gel scaffold embedded with microtubes loaded with trehalose | 6 |
| STC* | Single injection of chABC with trehalose | 8 |
| SC* | Single injection of chABC | 6 |
| MTP*† | Agarose gel scaffold embedded with microtubes loaded with penicillinase and trehalose | 6 |
| STP* | Single injection of penicillinase with trehalose | 6 |
| noT* | Injury and no treatment | 6 |
| Sham*,† | Conducted the same procedure except injury with other groups | 4 |
| MTN† | Agarose gel scaffold embedded with microtubes loaded with NT-3 | 7 |
| MTCN† | Agarose gel scaffold embedded with microtubes loaded with chABC/trehalose and NT-3 | 8 |
| GC† | Agarose gel mixed with chABC/trehalose | 6 |
M, lipid microtubes; S, single injection; T, trehalose; C, chABC; P, penicillinase.
*Conditions for 2-week study.
†Conditions for 45-day study.