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- Title
Overview of Micro- and Nano-Technology Tools for Stem Cell Applications: Micropatterned and Microelectronic Devices.
- Authors
Cagnin, Stefano; Cimetta, Elisa; Guiducci, Carlotta; Martini, Paolo; Lanfranchi, Gerolamo
- Abstract
Abstract: In the past few decades the scientific community has been recognizing the paramount role of the cell microenvironment in determining cell behavior. In parallel, the study of human stem cells for their potential therapeutic applications has been progressing constantly. The use of advanced technologies, enabling one to mimic the in vivo stem cell microenviroment and to study stem cell physiology and physio-pathology, in settings that better predict human cell biology, is becoming the object of much research effort. In this review we will detail the most relevant and recent advances in the field of biosensors and micro- and nano-technologies in general, highlighting advantages and disadvantages. Particular attention will be devoted to those applications employing stem cells as a sensing element.
- Subjects
HUMAN stem cells; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOPATTERNING; MICROELECTRONICS; CELL physiology; PATHOLOGICAL physiology
- Publication
Sensors (14248220), 2012, Vol 12, Issue 11, p15947
- ISSN
1424-8220
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.3390/s121115947