Engineering Biomaterials for Synthetic Neural Stem Cell Microenvironments

Engineering Biomaterials for Synthetic Neural Stem Cell Microenvironments

The development and use of synthetic biomaterials in neural stem cell cultures are discussed. Such materials may have applications in treating Huntington's disease and multiple sclerosis.

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Veröffentlicht in:Chemical reviews 2008-05, Vol.108 (5), p.1787-1796
Hauptverfasser: Little, Lauren, Healy, Kevin E, Schaffer, David
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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2nd thematic review
Animals
Biocompatible Materials - chemistry
Biocompatible Materials - metabolism
Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical research
Biotechnology
Cell culture
Gels - chemistry
Humans
Materials science
Neurology
Neurons - metabolism
Stem cells
Stem Cells - metabolism
Surface Properties
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Zusammenfassung:The development and use of synthetic biomaterials in neural stem cell cultures are discussed. Such materials may have applications in treating Huntington's disease and multiple sclerosis.
ISSN:0009-2665
1520-6890
DOI:10.1021/cr078228t