Biomaterials as Stem Cell Niche

1. Engineering ECM Complexity into Biomaterials for Directing Cell Fate
Sarah E. Stabenfeldt, Ashley Carson Brown, Thomas H. Barker

2. Functional Biomaterials for Controlling Stem Cell Differentiation
Ameya Phadke, Chien-Wen Chang, Shyni Varghese

3. Integration of Biomaterials into 3D Stem Cell Microenvironments
Andres Bratt-Leal, Richard Carpenedo, Todd McDevitt

4. Stem Cell Interaction with Topography
Benjamin K. K. Teo, Soneela Ankam, Evelyn K. F. Yim

5. The Nanofiber Matrix as an Artificial Stem Cell Niche
Hai-Quan Mao, Shawn H. Lim, Shuming Zhang, Gregory Christopherson, Korey Kam, Stephen Fischer

6. Micropatterned Hydrogels for Stem Cell Culture
Sharon K. Hamilton, Hang Lu, Johnna S. Temenoff

7. Microengineering Approach for Directing Embryonic Stem Cell Differentiation
Hojae Bae, Jason W. Nichol, Amir Foudeh, Behnam Zamanian, Cheong Hoon Kwon, Ali Khademhosseini

8. Biomaterials as Stem Cell Niche: Cardiovascular Stem Cells
Ge Zhang, Laura J. Suggs

9. The Integrated Role of Biomaterials and Stem Cells in Vascular Regeneration
Guoming Sun, Sravanti Kusuma, Sharon Gerecht

10. Synthetic Niches for Stem Cell Differentiation into T cells
Ankur Singh, Krishnendu Roy

11. Understanding Hypoxic Environments: Biomaterials Approaches to Neural Stabilization and Regeneration after Ischemia
Jennie B. Leach, Elizabeth M. Powell

12. Biomaterial Applications in the Adult Skeletal Muscle Satellite Cell Niche: Deliberate Control of Muscle Stem Cells and Muscle Regeneration in the Aged Niche
Eric Jabart, Irina Conboy

Keywords: Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Stem Cells, Biomaterials, Human Genetics, Medical Biochemistry