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Use of Magnetic Forces to Promote Stem Cell Aggregation During Differentiation, and Cartilage Tissue Modeling
Author(s) -
Fayol D.,
Frasca G.,
Le Visage C.,
Gazeau F.,
Luciani N.,
Wilhelm C.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201300342
Subject(s) - cartilage , materials science , stem cell , matrix (chemical analysis) , cellular differentiation , biophysics , microbiology and biotechnology , nanotechnology , anatomy , biology , composite material , biochemistry , gene
Magnetic forces induce cell condensation necessary for stem cell differentiation into cartilage and elicit the formation of a tissue‐like structure: Magnetically driven fusion of aggregates assembled by micromagnets results in the formation of a continuous tissue layer containing abundant cartilage matrix.