University of Texas and University of Florida Engineers Develop Detergent To Promote Peripheral Nerve Healing; 100 Patients Treated Successfully In First Year Of Use

UT -- A detergent solution developed at The University of Texas at Austin that treats donor nerve grafts to circumvent an immune rejection response has been used to create acellular nerve grafts now used successfully in hospitals around the country. Research also shows early promise of the detergent solution having possible applications in spinal cord repair.