Hyaluronic acid hydrogel for controlled self-renewal and differentiation of human embryonic stem cells

S Gerecht, JA Burdick, LS Ferreira… - Proceedings of the …, 2007 - National Acad Sciences
Control of self-renewal and differentiation of human ES cells (hESCs) remains a challenge.
This is largely due to the use of culture systems that involve poorly defined animal products …

Enzyme-mediated hyaluronic acid–tyramine hydrogels for the propagation of human embryonic stem cells in 3D

K Xu, K Narayanan, F Lee, KH Bae, S Gao, M Kurisawa - Acta biomaterialia, 2015 - Elsevier
The propagation of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) in three-dimensional (3D)
scaffolds facilitates the cell expansion process and supplies pluripotent cells of high quality …

Heparin promotes the growth of human embryonic stem cells in a defined serum-free medium

MK Furue, J Na, JP Jackson… - Proceedings of the …, 2008 - National Acad Sciences
A major limitation in developing applications for the use of human embryonic stem cells
(HESCs) is our lack of knowledge of their responses to specific cues that control self …

Hydrogels as artificial matrices for human embryonic stem cell self‐renewal

YJ Li, EH Chung, RT Rodriguez… - Journal of Biomedical …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) have the potential to differentiate into all cell types in
the body and hold great promise for regenerative medicine; however, large‐scale expansion …

Synthetic polymer coatings for long-term growth of human embryonic stem cells

LG Villa-Diaz, H Nandivada, J Ding… - Nature …, 2010 - nature.com
We report a fully defined synthetic polymer coating, poly [2-(methacryloyloxy) ethyl dimethyl-
(3-sulfopropyl) ammonium hydroxide](PMEDSAH), which sustains long-term human …

Long-term self-renewal and directed differentiation of human embryonic stem cells in chemically defined conditions

S Yao, S Chen, J Clark, E Hao… - Proceedings of the …, 2006 - National Acad Sciences
Chemically defined medium (CDM) conditions for controlling human embryonic stem cell
(hESC) fate will not only facilitate the practical application of hESCs in research and therapy …

Bioactive hydrogel scaffolds for controllable vascular differentiation of human embryonic stem cells

LS Ferreira, S Gerecht, J Fuller, HF Shieh… - Biomaterials, 2007 - Elsevier
We propose a new methodology to enhance the vascular differentiation of human embryonic
stem cells (hESCs) by encapsulation in a bioactive hydrogel. hESCs were encapsulated in a …

Glycosaminoglycans as regulators of stem cell differentiation

RAA Smith, K Meade, CE Pickford, RJ Holley… - 2011 - portlandpress.com
ES (embryonic stem) cell differentiation is dependent on the presence of HS (heparan
sulfate). We have demonstrated that, during differentiation, the evolution of specific cell …

Enhanced chondrogenic differentiation of murine embryonic stem cells in hydrogels with glucosamine

NS Hwang, S Varghese, P Theprungsirikul, A Canver… - Biomaterials, 2006 - Elsevier
Differentiation of embryonic stem (ES) cells generally occurs after formation of three-
dimensional cell aggregates, known as embryoid bodies (EBs). We have previously …

Engineered polymer-media interfaces for the long-term self-renewal of human embryonic stem cells

EF Irwin, R Gupta, DC Dashti, KE Healy - Biomaterials, 2011 - Elsevier
We have developed a synthetic polymer interface for the long-term self-renewal of human
embryonic stem cells (hESCs) in defined media. We successfully cultured hESCs on …