Search for dissertations about: "axonal guidance"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 swedish dissertations containing the words axonal guidance.
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1. Controlled axonal outgrowth and cell reactions to nanostructures
Abstract : The interface between living cells and artificial surfaces are highly relevant for biomedical applications such as implants and organized cell growth for tissue reconstruction as well as for basic science purposes. In the present thesis, we have studied axonal guidance on various nano-patterned surfaces such as polymethyl-meth-acrylate, porous silicon and on magnetically aligned Ni nanowires. READ MORE
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2. Studies on Peripheral Nerve Regeneration: Microdispensing, Neurite Guidance and Galectins
Abstract : The present thesis describes development of a microdispenser-based technique to create of protein patterns for neurite guidance. The same technique was also developed to allow direct positioning of dissociated cells, including neurons, on cell culture substrates. Finally the role of galectin-3 and 8 during nerve regeneration was investigated. READ MORE
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3. Machine Learning Techniques with Specific Application to the Early Olfactory System
Abstract : This thesis deals with machine learning techniques for the extraction of structure and the analysis of the vertebrate olfactory pathway based on related methods. Some of its main contributions are summarized below. READ MORE
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4. Nanowires for Cell Research
Abstract : This study explores the interaction between living biological cells and semiconductor nanowires. Biological cells are highly complex and dynamic entities, every one of them with individual characteristics and a high degree of internal and external communication. READ MORE
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5. Molecular mechanisms of nerve-tumor interactions : the intersection of cancer and neurodevelopment
Abstract : A wide range of cancers throughout the body are characterized by high nerve density and invasion of cancer cells within the nerves, a process called perineural invasion (PNI). Work in the field has shown that blocking nerves in organs with tumors leads to improved disease outcomes suggesting that finding ways to block tumor nerves could lead to new treatment approaches. READ MORE