title: Graphene based scaffolds effects on stem cells commitment.
abstract: Graphene is a flat monolayer of carbon atoms, arranged in a two-dimensional hexagonal structure, with extraordinary electrical, thermal, and physical properties. Moreover, the molecular structure of graphene can be chemically modified with molecules of interest to promote the development of high-performance devices. Although carbon derivatives have been extensively employed in industry and electronics, their use in regenerative medicine is still in an early phase. Study prove that graphene is highly biocompatible, has low toxicity and a large dosage loading capacity. This review describes the ability of graphene and its related materials to induce stem cells differentiation into osteogenic, neuronal, and adipogenic lineages.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosciences, University of Padova, via Giustiniani 2, 35131, Padova, Italy. eriberto.bressan@unipd.it.
authors.forename: Eriberto
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bressan
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, via Giuseppe Colombo 3, 35131, Padova, Italy. letizia.ferroni@unipd.it.
authors.forename: Letizia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ferroni
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, via Giuseppe Colombo 3, 35131, Padova, Italy. chiara.gardin@unipd.it.
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gardin
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosciences, University of Padova, via Giustiniani 2, 35131, Padova, Italy. luca.sbricoli@unipd.it.
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sbricoli
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosciences, University of Padova, via Giustiniani 2, 35131, Padova, Italy. luca.gobbato@unipd.it.
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gobbato
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosciences, University of Padova, via Giustiniani 2, 35131, Padova, Italy. francesco.ludovichetti@unipd.it.
authors.forename: Francesco Saverio
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Ludovichetti
authors.affiliation: Institute of Plastic Surgery, University Hospital of Padova, via Giustiniani 2, 35131, Padova, Italy. toccoilaria@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ilaria
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tocco
authors.affiliation: General Surgery and Liver Transplant Unit Department of General Surgery and Odontoiatrics, University Hospital of Verona, P.le A. Stefani 1, 37126, Verona, Italy. amedeocarraro@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Amedeo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carraro
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 1, 66100, Chieti, Italy. a.piattelli@unich.it.
authors.forename: Adriano
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Piattelli
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, via Giuseppe Colombo 3, 35131, Padova, Italy. barbara.zavan@unipd.it.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zavan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D019070:Cell Lineage / Q000187:drug effects*; D006108:Graphite / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects; D023822:Tissue Engineering; D054457:Tissue Scaffolds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D006108:Graphite