
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 13
Published: April 23, 2025
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a severe condition that frequently leads to permanent disabilities and neurological dysfunction. Its progression driven by multifaceted pathophysiology, encompassing direct trauma, secondary cascades, intricate cellular molecular responses. While current therapies focus on alleviating symptoms restoring functionality, achieving effective neural regeneration in the spinal continues be significant challenge. Hydrogels, recognized for their exceptional biocompatibility, conductivity, injectability, have shown great potential as advanced scaffolds support neuronal axonal regeneration. Recently, these materials attracted interest field of SCI rehabilitation research. This review concludes recent progress hydrogel-based strategies rehabilitation, emphasizing distinct properties, underlying mechanisms, integration with bioactive molecules, stem cells, complementary biomaterials. Hydrogels foster providing tailored microenvironment, while features such self-repair, electrical controlled drug release significantly enhance therapeutic experimental models. explores hydrogel technologies applications, underscoring address challenges treatment paving way future clinical implementation.
Language: Английский