Nanotechnology and biomedical treatments using stem cells are among the latest conduits of biotechnological research.
Even more recently, scientists have begun finding ways to mate these two specialties of science. The advent of nanotechnology
has paved the way for an explicit understanding of stem cell therapy in vivo and by recapitulation of such in vivo
environments in the culture, this technology seems to accommodate a great potential in providing new vistas to stem cell
research. Nanotechnology carries in its wake, the development of highly stable, efficient and specific gene delivery systems for
both in vitro and in vivo genetic engineering of stem cells, use of nanoscale systems (such as microarrays) for investigation of
gene expression in stem cells, creation of dynamic three-dimensional nano-environments for in vitro and in vivo maintenance
and differentiation of stem cells and development of extremely sensitive in vivo detection systems to gain insights into the
mechanisms of stem cell differentiation and apoptosis in different disease models. The present review presents an overview of
the current applications and future prospects for the use of nanotechnology in stem cell biology.
Nanotechnology and biomedical treatments using stem cells are among the latest conduits of biotechnological research.Even more recently, scientists have begun finding ways to mate these two specialties of science. The advent of nanotechnologyhas paved the way for an explicit understanding of stem cell therapy in vivo and by recapitulation of such in vivoenvironments in the culture, this technology seems to accommodate a great potential in providing new vistas to stem cellresearch. Nanotechnology carries in its wake, the development of highly stable, efficient and specific gene delivery systems forboth in vitro and in vivo genetic engineering of stem cells, use of nanoscale systems (such as microarrays) for investigation ofgene expression in stem cells, creation of dynamic three-dimensional nano-environments for in vitro and in vivo maintenanceand differentiation of stem cells and development of extremely sensitive in vivo detection systems to gain insights into themechanisms of stem cell differentiation and apoptosis in different disease models. The present review presents an overview ofthe current applications and future prospects for the use of nanotechnology in stem cell biology.
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