Mucin-inspired thermoresponsive synthetic hydrogels induce stasis in human pluripotent stem cells and human embryos

ACS Central Science

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 65-74

  Canton, Irene ^a   Warren, Nicholas J ^a   Chahal, Aman ^a   Amps, Katherine ^a   Wood, Andrew ^a   Weightman, Richard ^a   Wang, Eugenia ^b   Moore, Harry ^a   Armes, Steven P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; HYDROGELS;

CELLULAR MECHANISMS; CRYO-PRESERVATION; PLURIPOTENCY; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS; PRE-IMPLANTATION EMBRYOS; SUSPENDED ANIMATION; THERMO-RESPONSIVE; THERMORESPONSIVE GEL;

STEM CELLS;

EID: 84962098781     PISSN: 23747943     EISSN: 23747951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.5b00370     Document Type: Article

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