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ArticleRegenerative engineering and translational medicine2019

Nanofibers as Bioinstructive Scaffolds Capable of Modulating Differentiation through Mechanosensitive Pathways for Regenerative Engineering.

Daniel T Bowers, Justin L Brown

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Article in Regenerative engineering and translational medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. The Role of Nanomaterials and Biological Agents on Rotator Cuff Regeneration.Regenerative engineering and translational medicine · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Daniel T BowersPennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.
Justin L BrownPennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.

Funding

Migratory Morphology: A Function of Fibrous Extracellular Matrix Geometry SensingR21EB019230 · NIBIB · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE · PI BROWN, JUSTIN L. · 2014 to 2015
$382k
Intracellular Curvature Sensing as a Regulator of Musculoskeletal DifferentiationR03AR065192 · NIAMS · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE · PI BROWN, JUSTIN L. · 2014 to 2016
$213k
NIAMS NIH HHS R03 AR065192NIBIB NIH HHS R21 EB019230
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bioinstructive scaffolds encode information in the physical shape and size of materials to direct cell responses. Electrospinning nanofibers is a process that offers control over scaffold architecture and fiber diameter, while providing extended linear length of fibers. This review summarizes tissue engineering literature that has utilized nanofiber scaffolds to direct stem cell differentiation for various tissues including musculoskeletal, vascular, immunological and nervous system tissues. Nanofibers are also considered for their extracellular matrix mimetic characteristics that can preserve stem cell differentiation capacity. These topics are considered in the context of focal adhesion and integrin signaling. Regenerative engineering will be enhanced by construction of scaffolds encoded with shape information to cause an attached cell to create the intended tissue at that region. Nanofibers are likely to be a bioinstructive scaffold in future regenerative engineering development as we pursue the Grand Challenges of engineering tissues.

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PMID31179378
PMCPMC6548187

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