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ArticleJournal of biomedical materials research. Part A2020

Self-assembled biomimetic Nano-Matrix for stem cell anchorage.

Libo Zhou, Anne Yau, Hongchuan Yu, Liisa Kuhn, Wei Guo, Yupeng Chen

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Article in Journal of biomedical materials research. Part A, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 17 papers.

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Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Bioprintable Janus Base Nano-Matrix for Improved Cartilage Tissue Engineering.Regenerative engineering and translational medicine · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Libo ZhouDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut.
Anne YauDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut.
Hongchuan YuBrown University Medical School, Providence, Rhode Island.
Liisa KuhnDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut.
Wei GuoBeijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Yupeng ChenDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut.ORCID 0000-0001-6940-6277

Funding

Pilot Projects ProgramP30GM122732 · NIGMS · RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL · PI CRISCO, JOSEPH J · 2017 to 2021
$6.6M
Supplement: Developing Nanomaterial Platform for Intra-Cartilage Delivery of RNA Therapeutics against Joint DiseasesR01AR072027 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT STORRS · PI CHEN, YUPENG · 2017 to 2022
$2.3M
Growth Plate Cartilage Repair via Novel Matrilin3/Rosette Nanotube Hybrid MatrixR03AR069383 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT STORRS · PI CHEN, YUPENG · 2016 to 2018
$242k
NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR072027NIAMS NIH HHS R03 AR069383NIGMS NIH HHS P30 GM122732
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been widely applied in biomedicine due to their ability to differentiate into many different cell types and their ability to synthesize a broad spectrum of growth factors and cytokines that directly and indirectly influence other cells in their vicinity. To guide MSC infiltration to a bone fracture site, we developed a novel self-assembled Nano-Matrix which can be used as an injectable scaffold to repair bone fractures. The Nano-Matrix is formed by Janus base nanotubes (JBNTs) and fibronectin (FN). JBNTs are nucleobase-derived nanotubes mimicking collagen fibers, and FN is one of the cell adhesive glycoproteins which is responsible for cell-extracellular matrix interactions and guides stem cell migration and differentiation to desired cells types. Here, we demonstrated the successful fabrication and characterization of the JBNT/FN Nano-Matrix as well as its excellent bioactivity that encouraged human MSC migration and adhesion. This work lays a solid foundation for using the Nano-Matrix as an injectable approach to improve MSC retention and function during bone fracture healing.

Indexed as

Biomimetic MaterialsCell AdhesionCell ShapeFibronectinsFluorescenceHumansMesenchymal Stem CellsNanoparticlesNanotubesFibronectinsanchoragefibronectinJanus-based nanotubesmesenchymal stem cellsNano-Matrix

Identifiers

PMID31904174
PMCPMC7207220

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