Physical Cues of Biomaterials Guide Stem Cell Differentiation Fate

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ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVReviewNEXTPhysical Cues of Biomaterials Guide Stem Cell Differentiation FateAkon Higuchi*†‡§, Qing-Dong Ling§∥, Yung Chang⊥, Shih-Tien Hsu▽, and Akihiro Umezawa‡View Author Information† Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National Central University, Jhongli, Taoyuan 32001, Taiwan‡ Department of Reproductive Biology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, 2-10-1 Okura, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 157-8535, Japan§ Cathay Medical Research Institute, Cathay General Hospital, No. 32, Ln 160, Jian-Cheng Road, Hsi-Chi City, Taipei 221, Taiwan∥ Institute of Systems Biology and Bioinformatics, National Central University, No. 300 Jhongda Rd., Jhongli, Taoyuan 32001, Taiwan⊥ Department of Chemical Engineering, R&D Center for Membrane Technology, Chung Yuan Christian University, 200 Chung-Bei Rd., Jhongli, Taoyuan 320, Taiwan▽ Taiwan Landseed Hospital, 77 Kuangtai Road, Pingjen City, Tao-Yuan County 32405, Taiwan*Tel: +866-34227151-34253. Fax: +866-3-2804271. E-mail: [email protected]Cite this: Chem. Rev. 2013, 113, 5, 3297–3328Publication Date (Web):February 7, 2013Publication History Received27 October 2012Published online7 February 2013Published inissue 8 May 2013https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/cr300426xhttps://doi.org/10.1021/cr300426xreview-articleACS PublicationsCopyright © 2013 American Chemical SocietyRequest reuse permissionsArticle Views9011Altmetric-Citations382LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail Other access optionsGet e-Alertsclose SUBJECTS:Biopolymers,Cells,Differentiation,Hydrogels,Nanofibers Get e-Alerts