Stem cells delivered by biomaterials

Scanning electron micrograph of mesenchymal stem cells cultured in an alginate

hydrogel. The hydrogel mechanically induced stem cells differentiation into osteoblasts. The colors show

the elemental composition of the sample: magenta represents phosphorus from the minerals deposited by

the differentiated cells, and blue represents carbon from the hydrogel.

 

This image was chosen as a winner of the 2016 NIH funded research image call.

 

This image is not owned by the NIH. It is shared with the public under license. If you have a question about using or reproducing this image, please contact the creator listed in the credits. All rights to the work remain with the original creator.

 

Credit: Luo Gu, James Weaver, and David J Mooney. School of Engineering and Applied

Sciences, and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University

 

NIH funding from: National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)

 

 

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