TABLE 1.
Summary of the nerve fiber population, density, and diameter in the central conduit of nerve autograft (control), poly (caprolactone) (PCL) hollow tube, and porous and elastic crosslinked urethane-doped polyester (CUPE) multichanneled scaffolds after 8 weeks of implantation to repair a 1 cm sciatic nerve defect rat model. a
| Group | Fiber Population |
Fiber Density (mm2) |
Fiber Diameter (μm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nerve Autograft | 120 ± 26 | 10,872 ± 2,318 | 0.87 ± 0.16 |
| PCL Hollow Tube | 52 ±10* | 4,655 ± 915* | 0.85 ± 0.15 |
| CUPE Multichanneled Scaffold | 143 ± 27 | 12,914 ± 2454 | 0.78 ± 0.17 |
a
Values are reported as the mean ± standard deviation.
*
Indicates a significant difference from other groups (p < 0.05).