Mechanoregulation of stem cell fate via micro-/nano-scale manipulation for regenerative medicine

Nanomedicine

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 623-638

  Tay, Chor Yong ^a,b   Koh, Cheng Gee ^c,d   Tan, Nguan Soon ^c,e   Leong, David Tai ^a   Tan, Lay Poh ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^e INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

mechanotransduction; micro nano patterning; microfabrication; nanotechnology; stem cell biology; stem cell differentiation

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; CARBON NANOTUBE; DIMETICONE; GLYCOPROTEIN; OSTEOCALCIN; POLYCAPROLACTONE; PROTEOGLYCAN;

ADIPOSE DERIVED STEM CELL; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMECHANICS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FATE; CELL SHAPE; CYTOSKELETON; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; FOCAL ADHESION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; MICROPIPETTE; MICROTECHNOLOGY; MYOTUBE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW; STEM CELL; STEM CELL NICHE;

EID: 84875944253     PISSN: 17435889     EISSN: 17486963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/nnm.13.31     Document Type: Review

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