Structural properties of scaffolds: Crucial parameters towards stem cells differentiation

Tissue engineering is a multidisciplinary field that applies the principles of engineering and life-sciences for regeneration of damaged tissues. Stem cells have attracted much interest in tissue engineering as a cell source due to their ability to proliferate in an undifferentiated state for prolon...

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Published in:World journal of stem cells 2015-05, Vol.7 (4), p.728-744
Main Authors: Ghasemi-Mobarakeh, Laleh, Prabhakaran, Molamma P, Tian, Lingling, Shamirzaei-Jeshvaghani, Elham, Dehghani, Leila, Ramakrishna, Seeram
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Language:English
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Summary:Tissue engineering is a multidisciplinary field that applies the principles of engineering and life-sciences for regeneration of damaged tissues. Stem cells have attracted much interest in tissue engineering as a cell source due to their ability to proliferate in an undifferentiated state for prolonged time and capability of differentiating to different cell types after induction. Scaffolds play an important role in tissue engineering as a substrate that can mimic the native extracellular matrix and the properties of scaffolds have been shown to affect the cell behavior such as the cell attachment, proliferation and differentiation. Here, we focus on the recent reports that investigated the various aspects of scaffolds including the materials used for scaffold fabrication, surface modification of scaffolds, topography and mechanical properties of scaffolds towards stem cells differentiation effect. We will present a more detailed overview on the effect of mechanical properties of scaffolds on stem cells fate.
ISSN:1948-0210
1948-0210
DOI:10.4252/wjsc.v7.i4.728