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Glyco-Functionalysed Biomaterials in Neuroregeneration

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Drug and Gene Delivery to the Central Nervous System for Neuroprotection

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The key signalling roles played by glycans (simple or complex) in the development of smart biomaterials for neuroregeneration is reported. The glycans involved and their diversity (glycomic), the nature and properties of biomaterials, the bioconjugation methods, and the effects in neuroregeneration are discussed.

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    Laura Russo, Antonella Sgambato, Roberto Guizzardi, Laura Cipolla & Francesco Nicotra

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Russo, L., Sgambato, A., Guizzardi, R., Vesentini, S., Cipolla, L., Nicotra, F. (2017). Glyco-Functionalysed Biomaterials in Neuroregeneration. In: Sharma, H., Muresanu, D., Sharma, A. (eds) Drug and Gene Delivery to the Central Nervous System for Neuroprotection. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57696-1_6

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