Compatibility of different polymers for cord blood-derived hematopoietic progenitor cells

Autor: Ruth Knüchel, Mónica S. Ventura Ferreira, Thomas Hieronymus, Daniela Piroth, Norina Labude, Sabine Neuss, Willi Jahnen-Dechent, Martin Zenke
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine. 23:109-116
ISSN: 1573-4838
0957-4530
DOI: 10.1007/s10856-011-4483-4
Popis: The low yield of hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPC) present in cord blood grafts limits their application in clinics. A reliable strategy for ex vivo expansion of functional HPC is a present goal in regenerative medicine. Here we evaluate the capacity of several two-dimensional polymers to support HPC proliferation. Basic compatibility was tested by measuring cell viability, cytotoxicity and apoptosis of CD34(+) progenitors that were short and long-term exposed to sixteen bio and synthetic polymers. Resomer(®) RG503, PCL and Fibrin might be good alternatives to tissue culture plastic for culture of CB-derived CD34(+) progenitors. Further, these polymers will be produced in three-dimensional structures and tested for their cytocompatibility.
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