Driving mesenchymal stem cell differentiation from self-assembled monolayers

• Published in: RSC advances Vol. 8; no. 12; pp. 6551 - 6564
• Main Authors: Tew, L. S, Ching, J. Y, Ngalim, S. H, Khung, Y. L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Royal Society of Chemistry 01.01.2018; The Royal Society of Chemistry
• Subjects: cell differentiation; Chemistry; Differentiation (biology); Functional groups; mesenchymal stromal cells; moieties; Monolayers; Self-assembled monolayers; Self-assembly; Skin & tissue grafts; Stem cells; Surface tension; topography

The utilization of self-assembled monolayer (SAM) systems to direct Mesenchymal Stem Cell (MSC) differentiation has been covered in the literature for years, but finding a general consensus pertaining to its exact role over the differentiation of stem cells had been rather challenging. Although ther...