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Figure 1. (A) Fabrication process of the MDP-DOPA hydrogel conduit and (B) treatment strategy using MDP-DOPA for nerve regeneration; (C) Each fabricated NGC; (D) Fabricated MDP and MDP-DOPA NGCs (Scale bar = 50 μm). MDP-DOPA: Milk-derived protein-dihydroxyphenylalanine; NGC: nerve guidance conduit; PVA: polyvinyl alcohol; VEGF: vascular endothelial growth factor; NGF: nerve growth factor.