Modulating mesenchymal stem cell behavior using human hair keratin-coated surfaces

• Main Authors: Hartrianti, Pietradewi, Ling, Ling, Goh, Lyn Mei Ming, Ow, Kok Seng Amos, Samsonraj, Rebekah Margaret, Sow, Wan Ting, Wang, Shuai, Nurcombe, Victor, Cool, Simon M., Ng, Kee Woei
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences::Human anatomy and physiology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/98963; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/38559
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) have shown great potential for therapeutic purposes. However, the low frequencies of hMSCs in the body and difficulties in expanding their numbers in vitro have limited their clinical use. In order to develop an alternative strategy for the expansion of hMSCs in...