Professor Giorgio Terenghi - research
Research interests
Surgical treatment of peripheral nerve injury results in poor functional recovery for the patient, leading to significant long-term disability. The main aim of my research is the development of an artificial nerve which would improve the regeneration results, using biopolymer conduits, enzymatically degradable hydrogel matrix and genetically engineered cultured cells. We aim to produce a clinically applicable bioengineered nerve construct through the optimisation of its single components.
Keywords
- Biomaterial for Nerve Conduits
- Thermo-Gelling Matrices
- Pharmacological Neuroprotection
- Schwann Cells and Stem Cells
- Neurotrophic Factors
- Muscle Atrophy and Reinnervation
Collaborators and affiliated staff
Professor Mikael Wiberg, Dept. Surgical & Perioperative Science, University of Umeå, Sweden
Professor Martin Birchall, University College London, UK
Dr Valerio Magnaghi, Institute of Endocrinology, Universita' degli Studi, MIlan, Italy
Dr Annamaria Tonazzi, National Research Council (CNR), University of Bari, Italy
Dr Daniel Kalbermatten, Chirurgie Plastique, CHUV, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Miss Vivien Lees, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester
Prof. Stefano Geuna, Clinical & Biological Sciences, Universita' degli Studi, Torino, Italy