Three-dimensional aggregates of mesenchymal stem cells: Cellular mechanisms, biological properties, and applications

Tissue Engineering - Part B: Reviews

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 365-380

  Sart, Sébastien ^a,b   Tsai, Ang Chen ^a   Li, Yan ^a   Ma, Teng ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; CELL ENGINEERING; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; DISEASE CONTROL; FLOWCHARTING; MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS; STEM CELLS; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; CLINICAL APPLICATION; CONTROLLING MECHANISM; FUNCTIONAL ACTIVATION; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; MOLECULAR MECHANISM; THERAPEUTIC OUTCOMES; THREEDIMENSIONAL (3-D);

CELL CULTURE;

ANGIOGENESIS; BIOREACTOR; BONE REGENERATION; CARTILAGE; CELL ADHESION; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CYTOSKELETON; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN DIFFUSION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; REVIEW; STEM CELL EXPANSION; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; WOUND HEALING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOLOGY; MESENCHYMAL STROMA CELL; PROCEDURES; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ANIMALS; BIOREACTORS; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; HUMANS; MESENCHYMAL STROMAL CELLS; MODELS, ANIMAL; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 84913541357     PISSN: 19373368     EISSN: 19373376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ten.teb.2013.0537     Document Type: Review

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