High‐aspect‐ratio nanostructured surfaces as biological metamaterials

SG Higgins, M Becce… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Materials patterned with high‐aspect‐ratio nanostructures have features on similar length
scales to cellular components. These surfaces are an extreme topography on the cellular …

Topographic cues guiding cell polarization via distinct cellular mechanosensing pathways

W Liu, Q Sun, ZL Zheng, YT Gao, GY Zhu, Q Wei, JZ Xu… - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Cell polarization exists in a variety of tissues to regulate cell behaviors and functions. Space
constraint (spatially limiting cell extension) and adhesion induction (guiding adhesome …

Cellular and subcellular contact guidance on microfabricated substrates

C Leclech, C Villard - Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Topography of the extracellular environment is now recognized as a major biophysical
regulator of cell behavior and function. The study of the influence of patterned substrates on …

Engineering cell alignment in vitro

Y Li, G Huang, X Zhang, L Wang, Y Du, TJ Lu… - Biotechnology …, 2014 - Elsevier
Cell alignment plays a critical role in various cell behaviors including cytoskeleton
reorganization, membrane protein relocation, nucleus gene expression, and ECM …

Physical non-viral gene delivery methods for tissue engineering

AJ Mellott, ML Forrest, MS Detamore - Annals of biomedical engineering, 2013 - Springer
The integration of gene therapy into tissue engineering to control differentiation and direct
tissue formation is not a new concept; however, successful delivery of nucleic acids into …

Designing electrospun fiber platforms for efficient delivery of genetic material and genome editing tools

DL Puhl, D Mohanraj, DW Nelson, RJ Gilbert - Advanced drug delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
Electrospun fibers are versatile biomaterial platforms with great potential to support
regeneration. Electrospun fiber characteristics such as fiber diameter, degree of alignment …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamic topographical control of mesenchymal stem cells by culture on responsive poly (ε-caprolactone) surfaces

DM Le, K Kulangara, AF Adler, KW Leong… - … (Deerfield Beach, Fla.), 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
There is clear, emerging evidence in the literature supporting the influence of surface
topography on various cell phenotypes.[1–5] Recent advancements in mechanobiology …

Nanotopographical modulation of cell function through nuclear deformation

K Wang, A Bruce, R Mezan, A Kadiyala… - … applied materials & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Although nanotopography has been shown to be a potent modulator of cell behavior, it is
unclear how the nanotopographical cue, through focal adhesions, affects the nucleus …

[PDF][PDF] Triboelectric nanogenerator accelerates highly efficient nonviral direct conversion and in vivo reprogramming of fibroblasts to functional neuronal cells

Y Jin, J Seo, JS Lee, S Shin, HJ Park, S Min… - Advanced …, 2016 - nbdl.yonsei.ac.kr
DOI: 10.1002/adma. 201601900 minimal safety issues, in clinical settings.[8d] A study
reported nonviral polymer nanoparticle-mediated direct conversion of mouse fibroblasts to …

Hipster microcarriers: exploring geometrical and topographical cues of non-spherical microcarriers in biomedical applications

IM Bjørge, CR Correia, JF Mano - Materials Horizons, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Structure and organisation are key aspects of the native tissue environment, which ultimately
condition cell fate via a myriad of processes, including the activation of …