title: Polymeric biomaterials for stem cell bioengineering.
abstract: This review covers the application of polymeric materials in stem cell bioengineering. Main emphasis is directed towards current material design concepts that mimic distinct exogenous signals of the stem cell microenvironment. Progress within the field of stem cell-specific biomaterials will be discussed, focusing on pluripotent, hematopoietic, mesenchymal and neural stem cells. The future role of biomaterials will be outlined with possible applications for cell reprogramming and engineering cancer cell microenvironments.
authors.affiliation: Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials, Hohe Straße 6, 01069 Dresden, Germany.
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Prewitz
authors.forename: Friedrich Philipp
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Seib
authors.forename: Tilo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pompe
authors.forename: Carsten
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Werner
mesh_terms: D001704:Biopolymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D065150:Cellular Reprogramming; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000378:metabolism; D005818:Genetic Engineering; D006801:Humans; D055153:Stem Cell Niche; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D023822:Tissue Engineering
chemical_list: D001704:Biopolymers