Browsing University of Galway Theses by Author "Kelly, Jack"
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The design, manufacture and testing of a composite polysialic acid mimetic peptide loaded collagen nerve graft for use in peripheral nerve repair
Doody, Jaime (NUI Galway, 2016-02-15)Peripheral nerve injuries can be debilitating for patients. The current gold-standard technique for peripheral nerve repair is autograft. This procedure involves harvesting a non-critical nerve from a donor site from the ... -
Optimisation and characterisation of cholecyst-derived extracellular matrix for abdominal wall reconstruction
Chan, Jeffrey (NUI Galway, 2018-10-19)Polypropylene mesh was created by Usher in 1962 after he experienced unsatisfactory results from using autografts and allografts for hernia repairs. More than fifty years later, polypropylene is still the most popular ...