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SUBMITTER: Joshi R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5842135 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Advanced healthcare materials 20171130 5
Microenvironmental factors have a major impact on differentiation of embryonic stem cells (ESCs). Here, a novel phenomenon that size of ESC colonies has a significant regulatory role on stromal cells induced differentiation of ESCs to neural cells is reported. Using a robotic cell microprinting technology, defined densities of ESCs are confined within aqueous nanodrops over a layer of supporting stromal cells immersed in a second, immiscible aqueous phase to generate ESC colonies of defined size ...[more]