Nanofiber-mediated gene silencing for directed stem cell differentiation

• Main Author: Low, Wei Ching
• Other Authors: Chew Sing Yian
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Bioengineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/62337
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Stem cells hold great promise in facilitating the treatment of neural pathological conditions including trauma and degenerative diseases. However, the classical approach of generating neurons from stem cells, through bolus supplementation of small molecules or neurotrophic factors, is still lacking...