Directing neural stem cell fate with biomaterial parameters for injured brain regeneration

Progress in Natural Science: Materials International

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 103-112

  Yao, Shenglian ^a   Liu, Xi ^a   Wang, Xiumei ^a,b   Merolli, Antonio ^c   Chen, Xiongbiao ^d   Cui, Fuzhai ^a,b  

^a Ministry of Education   (China)

^b National Engineering Laboratory for Regenerative Implantable Medical Devices   (China)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomaterial design; Brain tissue engineering; Nerve regeneration; NSCs niche

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CELL ENGINEERING; CYTOLOGY; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY); STEM CELLS; TISSUE; TISSUE REGENERATION;

BIOMATERIAL DESIGN; BRAIN TISSUE; BRAIN TISSUE ENGINEERING; CELL BEHAVIOURS; CELL-FATE; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURAL STEM CELL; NEURAL STEM CELL NICHE; STEM-CELL NICHES; TISSUES ENGINEERINGS;

BRAIN;

EID: 84875947392     PISSN: 10020071     EISSN: 17455391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnsc.2013.02.009     Document Type: Review

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