Macromolecular crowding meets tissue engineering by self-assembly: a paradigm shift in regenerative medicine. A paradigm shift in regenerative medicine

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Abstract

MMC, the addition of inert polydispersed macromolecules in the culture media, effectively emulates the dense in vivo extracellular space, resulting in amplified deposition of ECM in vitro and subsequent production of cohesive, ECM-rich living substitutes.
Original languageEnglish (Ireland)
Pages (from-to)3024-3034
Number of pages11
JournalAdvanced Materials
Volume26
Issue number19
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 May 2014

Keywords

  • cell-sheet tissue engineering
  • excluding volume effect
  • extracellular matrix deposition
  • macromolecular crowding
  • macromolecular polydispersity

Authors (Note for portal: view the doc link for the full list of authors)

  • Authors
  • Satyam A, Kumar P, Fan X, Gorelov A, Rochev Y, Joshi L, Peinado H, Lyden D, Thomas B, Rodriguez B, Raghunath M, Pandit A, Zeugolis D

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