%0 Journal Article %1 mammadov2013neural %A Mammadov, Busra %A Sever, Melike %A Guler, Mustafa O. %A Tekinay, Ayse B. %D 2013 %I The Royal Society of Chemistry %J Biomater. Sci. %K biomaterial biophyscues differentiation npc phd stemcell %N 11 %P 1119--1137 %R 10.1039/C3BM60150A %T Neural differentiation on synthetic scaffold materials %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C3BM60150A %V 1 %X The potential of stem cells to differentiate into a variety of subgroups of neural cells makes stem cell differentiation and transplantation a promising candidate for neurodegenerative disorder therapies. However, selective differentiation of stem cells to neurons while preventing glial scar formation is a complex process. Mimicking the natural environment of neural tissue is pivotal, thus various synthetic materials have been developed for this purpose. The synthetic scaffolds can direct stem cells into a neural lineage by including extracellular factors that act on cell fate, which are mainly soluble signals, extracellular matrix proteins and physical factors (e.g. elasticity and topography). This article reviews synthetic materials developed for neural regeneration in terms of their extracellular matrix mimicking properties. Functionalization of synthetic materials by addition of bioactive chemical groups and adjustment of physical properties such as topography, electroactivity and elasticity are discussed.

@article{mammadov2013neural, abstract = {The potential of stem cells to differentiate into a variety of subgroups of neural cells makes stem cell differentiation and transplantation a promising candidate for neurodegenerative disorder therapies. However{,} selective differentiation of stem cells to neurons while preventing glial scar formation is a complex process. Mimicking the natural environment of neural tissue is pivotal{,} thus various synthetic materials have been developed for this purpose. The synthetic scaffolds can direct stem cells into a neural lineage by including extracellular factors that act on cell fate{,} which are mainly soluble signals{,} extracellular matrix proteins and physical factors (e.g. elasticity and topography). This article reviews synthetic materials developed for neural regeneration in terms of their extracellular matrix mimicking properties. Functionalization of synthetic materials by addition of bioactive chemical groups and adjustment of physical properties such as topography{,} electroactivity and elasticity are discussed.}, added-at = {2014-07-31T08:53:12.000+0200}, author = {Mammadov, Busra and Sever, Melike and Guler, Mustafa O. and Tekinay, Ayse B.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2c4d47f534aad01b80d91d8b86dd9e6d5/bkoch}, description = {Neural differentiation on synthetic scaffold materials - Biomaterials Science (RSC Publishing) DOI:10.1039/C3BM60150A}, doi = {10.1039/C3BM60150A}, interhash = {867aa10b18fc5dd3fa7bb7f9b69f9191}, intrahash = {c4d47f534aad01b80d91d8b86dd9e6d5}, journal = {Biomater. Sci.}, keywords = {biomaterial biophyscues differentiation npc phd stemcell}, number = 11, pages = {1119--1137}, publisher = {The Royal Society of Chemistry}, timestamp = {2014-07-31T08:53:12.000+0200}, title = {Neural differentiation on synthetic scaffold materials}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C3BM60150A}, volume = 1, year = 2013 }