Biomaterial strategies for stem cell maintenance during in vitro expansion

Tissue Engineering - Part B: Reviews

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 340-354

  Yan, Xiang Zhen ^a,b   Van Den Beucken, Jeroen J J P ^a   Both, Sanne K ^a   Yang, Pi Shan ^b   Jansen, John A ^a   Yang, Fang ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; EXPANSION;

BUILDING BLOCKES; CELL-BASED; IN-VITRO; LATEST DEVELOPMENT;

STEM CELLS;

BIOMATERIAL; COLLAGEN; LAMININ; MATRIGEL; POLYMER; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE; VITRONECTIN;

CELL CULTURE; CELL ENCAPSULATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STEM CELL EXPANSION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; STEM CELL;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL PROLIFERATION; HUMANS; STEM CELLS;

EID: 84905565907     PISSN: 19373368     EISSN: 19373376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ten.teb.2013.0349     Document Type: Review

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