Thermogelling 3D Systems towards Stem Cell-Based Tissue Regeneration Therapies

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Thermogelling 3D Systems towards Stem Cell-Based Tissue Regeneration Therapies
Title:
Thermogelling 3D Systems towards Stem Cell-Based Tissue Regeneration Therapies
Journal Title:
Molecules
Publication Date:
02 March 2018
Citation:
Molecules 2018, 23(3), 553;
Abstract:
Stem cell culturing and differentiation is a very important research direction for tissue engineering. Thermogels are well suited for encapsulating cells because of their non-biotoxic nature and mild sol-gel transition as temperature increases. In particular, thermogels provide a 3D growth environment for stem cell growth, which is more similar to the extracellular matrix than flat substrates, so thermogels as a medium can overcome many of the cell abnormalities caused by 2D cell growth. In this review, we summarize the applications of thermogels in cell and stem cell culture in recent years. We also elaborate on the methods to induce stem cell differentiation by using thermogel-based 3D scaffolds. In particular, thermogels, encapsulating specific differentiation-inducing factor and having specific structures and moduli, can induce the differentiation into the desired tissue cells. Three dimensional thermogel scaffolds that control the growth and differentiation of cells will undoubtedly have a bright future in regenerative medicine.
License type:
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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ISSN:
1420-3049
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