Journal
CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
Volume 101, Issue -, Pages 36-39Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2013.09.030
Keywords
Polyvinyl alcohol; Hyaluronan; Nanofibers; Human induced pluripotent stem cells; Cell culture
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81371697]
- Peking University
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Realization of the full potential of human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) in clinical applications requires development of well-defined conditions for their growth and differentiation. A novel fully defined polyvinyl alcohol/hyaluronan (PVA/HA) polysaccharide nanofiber was developed for hiPSCs culture in commercially available xeno-free, chemically defined medium. Vitronectin peptide (VP) was immobilized to PVA/HA nanofibers through NHS/EDC chemistry. The hiPSCs successfully grew and proliferated on the VP-decorated PVA/HA nanofibers, similar to those on Matrigel (TM). Such well-defined, xeno-free and safe nanofiber substrate that supports culture of hiPSCs will not only help to accelerate the translational perspectives of hiPSCs, but also provide a platform to investigate the cell-nanofiber interaction mechanisms that regulate stem cell proliferation and differentiation. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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