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- Title
Regulation of the matrix microenvironment for stem cell engineering and regenerative medicine.
- Authors
Huang, Ngan F; Li, Song
- Abstract
The extracellular matrix (ECM) microenvironment consists of structural and functional molecules. The ECM relays both biochemical and biophysical cues to and from the cells to modulate cell behavior and function. The biophysical cues can be engineered and applied to cells by means of spatial patterning, matrix rigidity, and matrix actuation. Tissue engineering strategies that utilize ECMs to direct stem cell organization and lineage specification show tremendous potential. This review describes the technologies for modulating ECM spatial patterning, matrix rigidity, chemical composition, and matrix actuation. The role of ECMs in vascular tissue engineering is then discussed as a model of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
- Publication
Annals of biomedical engineering, 2011, Vol 39, Issue 4, p1201
- ISSN
1573-9686
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10439-011-0297-2