Peptide Hydrogels Could Help Heal Traumatic Brain Injuries (IMAGE)

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Peptide Hydrogels Could Help Heal Traumatic Brain Injuries

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Self-assembled peptide nanofibers, shown here, form a hydrogel that improves survival of cortical neurons after a traumatic brain injury in rats.

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Biplab Sarkar and Vivek Kumar

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