The Potential of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
A special issue of Cells (ISSN 2073-4409). This special issue belongs to the section "Stem Cells".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2025 | Viewed by 651
Special Issue Editor
Interests: immunotherapy; cell engineering; bio-nanotechnology engineering
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Dear Colleagues,
Pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) have emerged as a transformative tool in regenerative medicine and disease modeling due to their unique ability to differentiate into any cell type in the human body. Over the past decade, significant advancements have been made in PSC engineering, including methods to efficiently reprogram somatic cells into induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), genome editing techniques to precisely modify PSCs, and the development of novel culture systems to maintain PSC pluripotency and differentiation potential. As a guest editor for this journal, I am excited to present a collection of articles highlighting the latest breakthroughs and trends in PSC engineering. These articles cover a wide range of topics, including the use of CRISPR/Cas9 technology to correct genetic mutations in iPSCs for disease modeling and cell therapy, the application of bioengineering principles to enhance PSC differentiation into specific cell lineages, and the exploration of 3D organoid models derived from PSCs for drug screening and personalized medicine. Through this Special Issue, we aim to provide readers with a comprehensive overview of the current state-of-the-art in PSC engineering and its potential implications for advancing biomedical research and clinical applications. We hope that these articles will inspire further research and collaboration in this rapidly evolving field.
Dr. Yun Chang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- pluripotent stem cells
- reprogramming
- engineering
- regenerative medicine
- differentiation
- therapeutic applications
- biomaterials
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