Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology (Mar 2021)

Biophysical and Biochemical Cues of Biomaterials Guide Mesenchymal Stem Cell Behaviors

  • Jianjun Li,
  • Jianjun Li,
  • Jianjun Li,
  • Yufan Liu,
  • Yufan Liu,
  • Yijie Zhang,
  • Yijie Zhang,
  • Bin Yao,
  • Bin Yao,
  • Bin Yao,
  • Enhejirigala,
  • Enhejirigala,
  • Enhejirigala,
  • Enhejirigala,
  • Zhao Li,
  • Wei Song,
  • Wei Song,
  • Yuzhen Wang,
  • Yuzhen Wang,
  • Yuzhen Wang,
  • Xianlan Duan,
  • Xianlan Duan,
  • Xianlan Duan,
  • Xingyu Yuan,
  • Xingyu Yuan,
  • Xingyu Yuan,
  • Xiaobing Fu,
  • Xiaobing Fu,
  • Xiaobing Fu,
  • Sha Huang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2021.640388
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9

Abstract

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Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been widely used in the fields of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine due to their self-renewal capabilities and multipotential differentiation assurance. However, capitalizing on specific factors to precisely guide MSC behaviors is the cornerstone of biomedical applications. Fortunately, several key biophysical and biochemical cues of biomaterials that can synergistically regulate cell behavior have paved the way for the development of cell-instructive biomaterials that serve as delivery vehicles for promoting MSC application prospects. Therefore, the identification of these cues in guiding MSC behavior, including cell migration, proliferation, and differentiation, may be of particular importance for better clinical performance. This review focuses on providing a comprehensive and systematic understanding of biophysical and biochemical cues, as well as the strategic engineering of these signals in current scaffold designs, and we believe that integrating biophysical and biochemical cues in next-generation biomaterials would potentially help functionally regulate MSCs for diverse applications in regenerative medicine and cell therapy in the future.

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