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May 20-21, 2019 | Vienna, Austria
Biomaterials and Nanomaterials &
Materials Physics and Materials Science
2nd International Conference on
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Journal of Materials Science and Nanotechnology | Volume 3
Biomaterials can provide supportive microenvironment
for cell growth and exciting opportunities for tissue
regeneration. We found that biomaterials derived from
the calcium carbonate skeleton of corals in the crystalline
form of aragonite are protective and nurturing scaffolds
for nervous tissue growth and survival in vitro. Moreover,
implantation of coral skeleton into brain wounds generated
following traumatic brain injury in mice causes tissue
restoration and functional recovery. Implanted mice
showed elevated level of glial fibrillary acidic protein and
nestin, markers of nervous tissue generation, as well as
reduced anxiety, elevated learning capacity and improved
recovery from motor impairment, compared to injured but
not implanted mice. These results place coralline scaffolds
as a potential new mean to repair damage in the central
nervous system.
Speaker Biography
Danny Baranes has established his experience in neuroscience in the
lab of the Nobel laureate Dr. Eric Kandel at Columbia University, New
York and moved on to study tissue engineering of the central nervous
system. He publishes in leading international scientific journals and
conferences. He is associate professor and head of the department of
molecular biology at Ariel University, Israel.
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Danny Baranes
Ariel University, Israel
Nickel-Coralline biomaterials for repair of brain damage