Magnetically controlled microrobots offer targeted delivery and transplantation of stem cells
Magnetic microrobots line up for stem cell therapy
Stem Cells
Intranasal stem cell therapy restores smell in mice
First model of smell loss showing evidence of recovery using a cell-based therapy
3D printed tissues and organs without the scaffolding
Process enables 3D printing of biological tissues without scaffolds using “ink” made up of only stem cells
New paradigm of cell transplantation with scaffold microrobots
Team developed a microrobot that can precisely transplant stem cells in various in vivo and vitro environments
Research sheds new light on how brain stem cells are activated
The study shows promise for future neural stem cell therapies in replacing cells lost through disease or injury
Engineered knee cartilage goes anisotropic
New material is first to mimic the two-layered characteristics of native tissue
Antibody treatment allows transplant of mismatched stem cells, tissues in mice
If the antibody treatment is eventually found to be viable in humans, it could increase the numbers of people who benefit from hematopoietic stem transplants, Stanford researchers said
Mini neural networks mimic the human cerebrum
Cerebral organoids cultured in the lab could help advance our understanding of various brain functions as well as the fundamental mechanisms underlying neuropsychiatric diseases
Enhanced human Blood-Brain Barrier Chip performs in vivo-like
Microfluidic Organ Chip model of human blood-brain barrier that recapitulates in vivo barrier functions offers new preclinical tool for development of brain-targeting therapeutics