Nanomechanics to drive stem cells in injured tissues: Insights from current research and future perspectives

Stem Cells and Development

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 561-568

  Lionetti, Vincenzo ^a,b,c   Cecchini, Marco ^d   Ventura, Carlo ^e  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^d SCUOLA NORMALE SUPERIORE   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL FATE; CELL FUNCTION; ENGRAFTMENT; FORCE TRANSDUCER; HUMAN; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STEM CELL; TISSUE INJURY;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MOVEMENT; GUIDED TISSUE REGENERATION; HUMANS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; NANOTECHNOLOGY; REGENERATION; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; STEM CELLS;

EID: 79953725153     PISSN: 15473287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/scd.2010.0389     Document Type: Review

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