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Material that restores nervous tissue with electrical impulses

08.07.2022

Israeli researchers reported on the invention of a material that accelerates the regeneration of damaged nerves with the help of electricity. An ultra-thin material can be applied to damaged nerve tissue on a wound and electricity converted from light can be connected.

Scientists from the Israel Institute of Technology have already conducted tests on rats, confirming its effectiveness. The invention will be ready for widespread use within three to five years.

The developed material accelerated the recovery of nerve endings in rats by 33%, so further testing on humans will be carried out.

Professor Chemie Rothenberg, one of the inventors, is confident that once developed, it could be used both for nerve repair and as a temporary pacemaker needed to stimulate the heart after surgeries.

"After damage to the peripheral nerves, they are able to recover, but this is slow, during which time people are at risk of getting new injuries. We sought to speed up this process," said Rotenberg, who works at the Technion's Department of Biomedical Engineering. "Electrical stimulation helps, but it only works when the wound is open, unless we leave the electrical stimulation in the nerves after the wound is closed."

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