Nanotechnology in Stem Cell Research
- Authors: Sifeng Lucy Chen1, Fahad Hassan Shah2
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View Affiliations Hide Affiliations1 Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London,United Kingdom 2 Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Kongju National University, Gongju 32588,Korea
- Source: Nanotherapeutic Strategies and New Pharmaceuticals (Part 1) , pp 17-55
- Publication Date: November 2021
- Language: English
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Nanotechnology encompasses the production of materials at the nanoscale level and has been applied to many fields, including medicine. Within nanoscale ranges, the physical properties of particles are dominated by quantum mechanics, thus resulting in chemical behaviours that are distinct from that of bulk substances. Nanobased therapeutics and medical devices take advantage of these specific properties in order to better image and model the underlying biochemical and biophysical changes in a system, especially in diseases that progress over time. More specifically, advances in stem cell research have been aided by the use of nanoscale materials, enabling scientists to enhance stem cell behaviours for precise gene editing, regenerative medicine, and drug delivery. The interdisciplinary application of nanotechnology has great potential in clarifying the fundamentals of stem cell biochemistry, thus accelerating the development of future regenerative therapies.
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