Development of an integrated collagen gel system for studying cellular interfaces following spinal cord injury

East, E. ; Golding, J.P. and Phillips, J.B. (2010). Development of an integrated collagen gel system for studying cellular interfaces following spinal cord injury. In: Tissue and Cell Engineering Society, 28-30th July, Manchester, U.K..

Investigating the role of collagen in the biomechanical behaviour of peripheral nerves

Mason, S. and Phillips, J. (2010). Investigating the role of collagen in the biomechanical behaviour of peripheral nerves. In: Tissue and Cell Engineering Society, 28-30th July, Manchester, U.K..

Plastic compression of aligned cellular collagen gels for nervous system repair

East, E. ; Georgiou, M. ; Loughlin, A.J. ; Golding, J.P. and Phillips, J.B. (2010). Plastic compression of aligned cellular collagen gels for nervous system repair. In: Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society – EU Meeti…

Glial Cells in Health and Disease, Prague 2011

Staff from the OU attended the 2011 European Glial Cells in Health and Disease meeting in Prague in September. Dr Jane Loughlin organised and co-chaired a symposium entitled “3D neural cell culture – using tissue-like microenvironments to model normal and pathological neural/glial cell behaviours” which attracted widespread interest from delegates and involved presentations from researchers in […]

An ultrastructural and histological investigation of structural features related to biomechanical properties of human peripheral nerves at joint and non joint regions

Phillips, J. B. and Mason, S. (2011). An ultrastructural and histological investigation of structural features related to biomechanical properties of human peripheral nerves at joint and non joint regions. In: 2011 PNS Biennial Meeting of the Perip…

A tissue engineered 3D culture model for studying damage and repair in peripheral nerves

Phillips, J. B. (2011). A tissue engineered 3D culture model for studying damage and repair in peripheral nerves. In: 2011 PNS Biennial Meeting of the Peripheral Nerve Society, 25-29 June 2011, Potomac, Maryland, US.

A tissue engineered collagen conduit containing columns of aligned Schwann cells supports neuronal regeneration in vitro

Georgiou, M., East, E., Loughlin, A. J., Golding, J. P. and Phillips, J. B. (2011). A tissue engineered collagen conduit containing columns of aligned Schwann cells supports neuronal regeneration in vitro. In: 2011 PNS Biennial Meeting of the Perip…

Feature in Research Highlights brochure

Our recent spinal cord injury research project has been selected for inclusion in the University’s latest ‘Research Highlights’ brochure. Research Highlights is where the Open University showcases a carefuly selected sample of research from its portfolio. To find out more about research at the Open University visit http://www.open.ac.uk/research/

Tissue and Cell Engineering Society, Leeds 2011

Group members attended the TCES annual meeting in Leeds in July and presented work on peripheral nerve repair and electrophysiological recording from 3D neuronal cultures. Mel gave a talk on aligned cellular and acellular collagen guidance substrates for peripheral nerve repair and we presented a poster describing how dorsal root ganglion neurons maintained in a 3D […]

3d micro-structured collagen conduits for nerve repair

Karamsadkar, S., Alekseeva, T., Bunting, S., Stomati, K., Cheema, U., Georgiou, M., Phillips, J., Brown, R. A. and Priestley, J. V (2011). 3d micro-structured collagen conduits for nerve repair. In: Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine Intern…