Micro- and nanoengineering for stem cell biology: The promise with a caution

Trends in Biotechnology

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 399-408

  Kshitiz, ^a   Kim, Deok Ho ^a,b   Beebe, David J ^c   Levchenko, Andre ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b University of Washington   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IN-VITRO; MICROENVIRONMENTS; MODERN TECHNOLOGIES; NANO-ENGINEERING; SINGLE PLATFORM; STEM CELL BIOLOGISTS; STEM CELL BIOLOGY; STEM CELL RESEARCH; STEM-CELL NICHES; TECHNIQUES USED;

PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; PHYSIOLOGY; STEM CELLS;

CELL CULTURE;

WNT PROTEIN;

BIOLOGY; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL GROWTH; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL RENEWAL; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MICROENVIRONMENT; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS; NANOENGINEERING; NANOFABRICATION; OXYGEN TENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SHEAR STRESS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELL NICHE; STEM CELL RESEARCH;

ANIMALS; BIOENGINEERING; HUMANS; STEM CELL RESEARCH; STEM CELLS;

EID: 79960369437     PISSN: 01677799     EISSN: 18793096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2011.03.006     Document Type: Review

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