Direct cell reprogramming: approaches, mechanisms and progress

H Wang, Y Yang, J Liu, L Qian - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2021 - nature.com
The reprogramming of somatic cells with defined factors, which converts cells from one
lineage into cells of another, has greatly reshaped our traditional views on cell identity and …

[HTML][HTML] Biomaterial–related cell microenvironment in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine

J Gao, X Yu, X Wang, Y He, J Ding - Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
An appropriate cell microenvironment is key to tissue engineering and regenerative
medicine. Revealing the factors that influence the cell microenvironment is a fundamental …

Tissue extracellular matrix hydrogels as alternatives to Matrigel for culturing gastrointestinal organoids

S Kim, S Min, YS Choi, SH Jo, JH Jung, K Han… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Matrigel, a mouse tumor extracellular matrix protein mixture, is an indispensable component
of most organoid tissue culture. However, it has limited the utility of organoids for drug …

Microfluidic device with brain extracellular matrix promotes structural and functional maturation of human brain organoids

AN Cho, Y Jin, Y An, J Kim, YS Choi, JS Lee… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Brain organoids derived from human pluripotent stem cells provide a highly valuable in vitro
model to recapitulate human brain development and neurological diseases. However, the …

3D high-density microelectrode array with optical stimulation and drug delivery for investigating neural circuit dynamics

H Shin, S Jeong, JH Lee, W Sun, N Choi… - Nature communications, 2021 - nature.com
Investigation of neural circuit dynamics is crucial for deciphering the functional connections
among regions of the brain and understanding the mechanism of brain dysfunction. Despite …

Fungal brain infection modelled in a human-neurovascular-unit-on-a-chip with a functional blood–brain barrier

J Kim, KT Lee, JS Lee, J Shin, B Cui, K Yang… - Nature biomedical …, 2021 - nature.com
The neurovascular unit, which consists of vascular cells surrounded by astrocytic end-feet
and neurons, controls cerebral blood flow and the permeability of the blood–brain barrier …

Gastrointestinal tract modeling using organoids engineered with cellular and microbiota niches

S Min, S Kim, SW Cho - Experimental & Molecular Medicine, 2020 - nature.com
The recent emergence of organoid technology has attracted great attention in
gastroenterology because the gastrointestinal (GI) tract can be recapitulated in vitro using …

Concentrically integrative bioassembly of a three-dimensional black phosphorus nanoscaffold for restoring neurogenesis, angiogenesis, and immune homeostasis

Y Qian, WE Yuan, Y Cheng, Y Yang, X Qu, C Fan - Nano Letters, 2019 - ACS Publications
Black phosphorus is well known for its excellent electromechanical properties. Although it
has previously been used for therapeutic drug delivery in cancer, it has never been applied …

[HTML][HTML] Brain-on-a-chip: A history of development and future perspective

S Bang, S Jeong, N Choi, HN Kim - Biomicrofluidics, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
Since the advent of organ-on-a-chip, many researchers have tried to mimic the physiology of
human tissue on an engineered platform. In the case of brain tissue, structural connections …

Microfluidics for neuronal cell and circuit engineering

R Habibey, JE Rojo Arias, J Striebel… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The widespread adoption of microfluidic devices among the neuroscience and neurobiology
communities has enabled addressing a broad range of questions at the molecular, cellular …