Design and Fabrication of Artificial Stem Cell Microenvironments
A special issue of Bioengineering (ISSN 2306-5354).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (4 June 2021) | Viewed by 30985
Special Issue Editors
Interests: stem cell niche; biomaterial design; tissue regeneration; synthetic microenvironment; microfabrication; biofunctionalisation
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Interests: biomaterials design; processing; testing and development; cell and tissue engineering; electrospinning
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Dear Colleagues,
It is well-known that the native stem cell niche plays a key role in dictating stem cell fate and that being able to recapitulate specific features of such intricate environment can open the door to the development of more efficient biomaterials for tissue regeneration applications. Many research groups are now directing their efforts towards the design and manufacture of topographically controlled biomaterials that are able to mimic different aspects of the native stem cell niche, looking at both the niche physical/spatial distribution as well as its biochemical/ biomechanical conformation. This special issue is focused on the “Design and Fabrication of Artificial Stem Cell Niches” and it aims to capture innovative approaches to designing functional synthetic niche environments in a form of original research papers as well as comprehensive reviews.
Dr. Ilida Ortega Asencio
Dr. Farshid Sefat
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Stem Cell Niche
- Biomaterial Design
- Tissue Regeneration
- Synthetic Microenvironment
- Microfabrication
- Biofunctionalisation
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