Open AccessConcise Review: Stem Cell Microenvironment on a Chip: Current Technologies for Tissue Engineering and Stem Cell Biology
Author(s) -
Park DoYeun,
Lim Jaeho,
Park Joong Yull,
Lee Sang-Hoon
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
stem cells translational medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.781
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 2157-6580
pISSN - 2157-6564
DOI - 10.5966/sctm.2015-0095
Subject(s) - stem cell , biology , induced pluripotent stem cell , microbiology and biotechnology , context (archaeology) , microtechnology , mesenchymal stem cell , cell type , regenerative medicine , embryonic stem cell , cell , nanotechnology , materials science , genetics , paleontology , gene
Stem cells are highly sensitive to a variety of physicochemical cues, and their fate can be easily altered by a slight change of environment. This review introduces diverse microplatforms to provide in vitro stem cell niches. Microplatforms could control microenvironments around cells and have recently attracted much attention in biology including stem cell research. These microplatforms and the future directions of stem cell microenvironment are described.