Stem cell differentiation and expansion for clinical applications of tissue engineering.
This invited review discusses the latest advances stem cell biology, tissue engineering and the transition from bench to bedside. An overview is presented as to which the best cell source might be for cell therapy and tissue engineering applications, best biomaterials currently available and the challenges the field faces to translate basic research into therapies for a large number of human diseases.
Guillot
Pascale V
PV
Imperial College London, Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, London, UK.
Cui
Wei
W
Fisk
Nicholas M
NM
Polak
Dame Julia
DJ
D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D006801:Humans; D009928:Organ Specificity; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000379:methods*