Studies on Peripheral Nerve Regeneration: Microdispensing, Neurite Guidance and Galectins
Popular Abstract in Swedish Denna avhandling beskriver utvecklingen av en teknik baserad på mikrodispensering, för att skapa proteinmönster som kan användas för styrning av axoner. Samma teknik vidareutvecklades för att kunna positionera dissocierade celler, bl.a. nervceller, på cellodlingsytor. Slutligen undersöktes vilken roll galektin-3 och 8 har under nervregeneration. Avhandlingen består av fThe present thesis describes development of a microdispenser-based technique to create of protein patterns for neurite guidance. The same technique was also developed to allow direct positioning of dissociated cells, including neurons, on cell culture substrates. Finally the role of galectin-3 and 8 during nerve regeneration was investigated. The thesis consists of four papers (I-IV). Microdispen
