A hybrid approach for the control of axonal outgrowth: preliminary simulation results.

The possible control of axonal outgrowth during neural regeneration could be very useful not only from a neurobiological point of view, but also in the field of neural interfaces. In this manuscript, simulations are presented which investigate the possibility of guiding axons by using a hybrid appro...

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Publicado en:Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing Vol. 49; no. 2; pp. 163 - 171
Autores principales: Ciofani G, Sergi PN, Carpaneto J, Micera S, Ciofani, Gianni, Sergi, Pier Nicola, Carpaneto, Jacopo, Micera, Silvestro
Formato: Journal Article
Publicado: Springer Nature Feb2011
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          Sergi PN
          Carpaneto J
          Micera S
          Ciofani, Gianni
          Sergi, Pier Nicola
          Carpaneto, Jacopo
          Micera, Silvestro
        affil: ARTS, CRIM and IIT Labs, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, piazza Martiri della Libertà, 33-56127 Pisa, Italy
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          Nerve Fibers Physiology
          Guided Tissue Regeneration Methods
          Models, Biological
          Nerve Regeneration Physiology
          Algorithms
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      ab: The possible control of axonal outgrowth during neural regeneration could be very useful not only from a neurobiological point of view, but also in the field of neural interfaces. In this manuscript, simulations are presented which investigate the possibility of guiding axons by using a hybrid approach based on the combined used of a chemical model and of a genetic algorithm. Microspheres embedding chemical cues on the basis of information provided by a genetic algorithm are placed to impose a desired trajectory on the axons. Two kinds of simulations were carried out: (i) tracking of linear trajectories; (ii) tracking of trajectories, which were reconstructed from real axonal extension. The results achieved during the simulations seem to confirm the possible use of this approach to guide axonal outgrowth, being the obtained trajectories congruent to possible actual situations. Moreover, the model can be easily extended to a three-dimensional environment.
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