Biomechanical, biophysical and biochemical modulators of cytoskeletal remodelling and emergent stem cell lineage commitment

VDL Putra, KA Kilian, ML Knothe Tate - Communications Biology, 2023 - nature.com
Across complex, multi-time and-length scale biological systems, redundancy confers
robustness and resilience, enabling adaptation and increasing survival under dynamic …

The physical microenvironment of hematopoietic stem cells and its emerging roles in engineering applications

P Zhang, C Zhang, J Li, J Han, X Liu… - Stem Cell Research & …, 2019 - Springer
Stem cells are considered the fundamental underpinnings of tissue biology. The stem cell
microenvironment provides factors and elements that play significant roles in controlling the …

Efficient differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells to endothelial progenitors via small-molecule activation of WNT signaling

X Lian, X Bao, A Al-Ahmad, J Liu, Y Wu, W Dong… - Stem cell reports, 2014 - cell.com
Human pluripotent stem cell (hPSC)-derived endothelial cells and their progenitors may
provide the means for vascularization of tissue-engineered constructs and can serve as …

Understanding the extracellular forces that determine cell fate and maintenance

A Kumar, JK Placone, AJ Engler - Development, 2017 - journals.biologists.com
Stem cells interpret signals from their microenvironment while simultaneously modifying the
niche through secreting factors and exerting mechanical forces. Many soluble stem cell cues …

Looking into the future: toward advanced 3D biomaterials for stem‐Cell‐based regenerative medicine

Z Liu, M Tang, J Zhao, R Chai, J Kang - Advanced Materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Stem‐cell‐based therapies have the potential to provide novel solutions for the treatment of
a variety of diseases, but the main obstacles to such therapies lie in the uncontrolled …

Advances in cell culture: anchorage dependence

OW Merten - … Transactions of the Royal Society B …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Anchorage-dependent cells are of great interest for various biotechnological applications.(i)
They represent a formidable production means of viruses for vaccination purposes at very …

Changes in interstitial fluid flow, mass transport and the bone cell response in microgravity and normogravity

F Wei, K Flowerdew, M Kinzel, LE Perotti, J Asiatico… - Bone Research, 2022 - nature.com
In recent years, our scientific interest in spaceflight has grown exponentially and resulted in
a thriving area of research, with hundreds of astronauts spending months of their time in …

Retinal organoids on-a-chip: a micro-millifluidic bioreactor for long-term organoid maintenance

Y Xue, MJ Seiler, WC Tang, JY Wang, J Delgado… - Lab on a Chip, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Retinal degeneration is a leading cause of vision impairment and blindness worldwide and
medical care for advanced disease does not exist. Stem cell-derived retinal organoids …

Human pluripotent stem cell‐derived products: advances towards robust, scalable and cost‐effective manufacturing strategies

MJ Jenkins, SS Farid - Biotechnology journal, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The ability to develop cost‐effective, scalable and robust bioprocesses for human pluripotent
stem cells (hPSCs) will be key to their commercial success as cell therapies and tools for …

Recent progress in stem cell differentiation directed by material and mechanical cues

X Lin, Y Shi, Y Cao, W Liu - Biomedical materials, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Stem cells play essential roles in tissue regeneration in vivo via specific lineage
differentiation induced by environmental factors. In the past, biochemical signals were the …