| Chapter title |
Bioengineered Scaffolds for Stem Cell Applications in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
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|---|---|
| Chapter number | 215 |
| Book title |
Cell Biology and Translational Medicine, Volume 3
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| Published in |
Advances in experimental medicine and biology, January 2018
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| DOI | 10.1007/5584_2018_215 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Book ISBNs |
978-3-03-004184-7, 978-3-03-004185-4
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| Authors |
Maryam Rahmati, Cristian Pablo Pennisi, Ali Mobasheri, Masoud Mozafari, Rahmati, Maryam, Pennisi, Cristian Pablo, Mobasheri, Ali, Mozafari, Masoud |
| Abstract |
Stem cell-based therapies, harnessing the ability of stem cells to regenerate damaged or diseased tissues, are under wide-ranging consideration for regenerative medicine applications. However, limitations concerning poor cell persistence and engraftment upon cell transplantation still remain. During the recent years, several types of biomaterials have been investigated to control the fate of the transplanted stem cells, aiming to increase their therapeutic efficiency. In the present chapter we focus on the general properties of some of these biomaterials, which include polymers, ceramics, and nano-biomaterials. In the first part of the chapter, a brief explanation about stem cell biology, sources, and their microenvironment is provided. The second part of the chapter presents some of the most recent studies investigating different types of biomaterials and approaches that aim to mimic the stem cell microenvironment for a more precise control of the stem cell fate. |
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|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 64 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
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| Student > Master | 12 | 19% |
| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 5% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 7 | 11% |
| Unknown | 22 | 34% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Engineering | 9 | 14% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 8 | 13% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 7 | 11% |
| Materials Science | 5 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 6 | 9% |
| Unknown | 25 | 39% |