Advances in Spheroids and Organoids on a Chip

G Fang, YC Chen, H Lu, D Jin - Advanced Functional Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Multicellular spheroids and organoids are promising in vitro 3D models in personalized
medicine and drug screening. They replicate the structural and functional characteristics of …

Osteogenic differentiation of MSC through calcium signaling activation: transcriptomics and functional analysis

F Viti, M Landini, A Mezzelani, L Petecchia, L Milanesi… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
The culture of progenitor mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) onto osteoconductive materials to
induce a proper osteogenic differentiation and mineralized matrix regeneration represents a …

Micropattern-controlled chirality of focal adhesions regulates the cytoskeletal arrangement and gene transfection of mesenchymal stem cells

Y Wang, Y Yang, X Wang, T Yoshitomi, N Kawazoe… - Biomaterials, 2021 - Elsevier
Cell chirality has been demonstrated to be important for controlling cell functions. However,
it is not clear how the chirality of the extracellular microenvironment regulates cell adhesion …

The varied influences of cell adhesion and spreading on gene transfection of mesenchymal stem cells on a micropatterned substrate

Y Wang, Y Yang, X Wang, N Kawazoe, Y Yang… - Acta Biomaterialia, 2021 - Elsevier
Transmembrane transport of exogenous genes is widely investigated because of high
demand for gene therapy. Both gene carriers and cellular conditions can affect gene …

Influence of cell spreading area on the osteogenic commitment and phenotype maintenance of mesenchymal stem cells

Y Yang, X Wang, Y Wang, X Hu, N Kawazoe, Y Yang… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Osteogenic differentiation and commitment of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) is a complex
process that is induced and regulated by various biological factors and biophysical cues …

Regulation of gene transfection by cell size, shape and elongation on micropatterned surfaces

Y Wang, Y Yang, T Yoshitomi, N Kawazoe… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Gene transfection has been widely studied due to its potential applications in tissue repair
and gene therapy. Many studies have focused on designing gene carriers and developing …

Matrix-assisted pulsed laser methods for biofabrication

BC Riggs, AD Dias, NR Schiele, R Cristescu… - MRS bulletin, 2011 - cambridge.org
Controlling the spatial arrangement of biomaterials, including living cells, with high
resolution (±5 μm) provides the foundation for fabricating complex biologic systems for …

Regulation of mesenchymal stem cell functions by micro–nano hybrid patterned surfaces

Y Yang, X Wang, TC Huang, X Hu… - Journal of Materials …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Micro-and nano-structured substrates have been widely used in the biomedical engineering
field. Their precise control of cell morphology makes them promising for investigating …

Maintaining the pluripotency of mouse embryonic stem cells on gold nanoparticle layers with nanoscale but not microscale surface roughness

Z Lyu, H Wang, Y Wang, K Ding, H Liu, L Yuan, X Shi… - Nanoscale, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Efficient control of the self-renewal and pluripotency maintenance of embryonic stem cell
(ESC) is a prerequisite for translating stem cell technologies to clinical applications. Surface …

Osseointegration enhancement by controlling dispersion state of carbonate apatite in polylactic acid implant

C Zhang, K Hayashi, K Ishikawa - Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2023 - Elsevier
Osteoconductive ceramics (OCs) are often used to endow polylactic acid (PLA) with
osseointegration ability. Conventionally, OC powder is dispersed in PLA. However …