Advanced Surface Micro- and Nano- Structures for Controlling the Fate of Mammalian Stem Cells

Pluripotent stem cells are cells possessing pluripotency and self-renewal. It means that these cells can create different types of adult functioning cells from a small population of cells derived from patients. Therefore, they have extensive capacity for treatment of patients who undergo losing of functioning tissues. This research was focused on novel micro-/nano- topographies to improve the growth and quality of embryonic stem cells cultured for lab or clinical applications. The surfaces created in this study have shown to yield with higher growth rates and improved capacity to create different adult functioning cells.