Nature Communications (Sep 2017)

A 3D magnetic tissue stretcher for remote mechanical control of embryonic stem cell differentiation

  • Vicard Du,
  • Nathalie Luciani,
  • Sophie Richard,
  • Gaëtan Mary,
  • Cyprien Gay,
  • François Mazuel,
  • Myriam Reffay,
  • Philippe Menasché,
  • Onnik Agbulut,
  • Claire Wilhelm

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00543-2
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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The development of embryoid bodies that are responsive to external stimuli is of great interest in tissue engineering. Here, the authors culture embryonic stem cells with magnetic nanoparticles and show that the presence of magnetic fields could affect their aggregation and differentiation.