Abstract
Peripheral nerve injury (PNI) is a common clinical disease caused by severe limb trauma, congenital malformations, and tumor resection, which may lead to significant functional impairment and permanent disability. Nerve conduit as a method for treating peripheral nerve injury shows good application prospects. In this work, the COL/CS composite films with different mass ratios of 1:0, 1:1, and 1:3 were fabricated by combining physical doping. Physicochemical characterization results showed that the COL/CS composite films possessed good swelling properties, ideal mechanical properties, degradability and suitable hydrophilicity, which could meet the requirements of nerve tissue engineering. In vitro cell experiments showed that the loading of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) gel on the surface of COL/CS composite films could significantly improve the biocompatibility of films and promote the proliferation of Schwann cells. In addition, a rat model of sciatic nerve defect was constructed to evaluate the effect of COL/CS composite films on peripheral nerve repair and the results showed that COL/CS composite films loaded with PRP gel could promote nerve regeneration and functional recovery in rats with sciatic nerve injury, indicating that the combination of PRP gel with the COL/CS composite film would be a potential approach for the treatment of peripheral nerve injury.
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