Effects of Spine Stabilization on the Motor Improvements of Spinal Cord Injured Rats after the Implantation of a Novel 3D Natural based Biodegradable Scaffold

Novel 3D Natural based Biodegradable Scaffold Nuno A. Silva, Rui A. Sousa, Joao T. Oliveira, Joana S. Fraga, Rui Cerqueira, Hugo Leite-Almeida, Armando Almeida, Antonio J. Salgado, Nuno Sousa, Rui L. Reis Corresponding author: Nuno A. Silva nsilva@dep.uminho.pt 1 3B's Research Group Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, AvePark, Guimaraes, Portugal 2 Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengeneering, PT Government Associated Lab, Guimaraes, Portugal 3 Life and Health Sciences Research Institute, School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.