Key Points: Natural silk protein sponge and vascular tubes reproduce human bone marrow niche environments for functional platelet generation ex vivo. Programmable bioengineered model for the investigation and therapeutic targeting of altered platelet formation.
1 March 2017 in International Journal of Pharmaceutics
Ether-linkages present in copolymer macromolecular chains and nanofiber topography exert a synergistic effect in improving osteoblast adhesion and differentiation.