Synthetic polymer coatings for long-term growth of human embryonic stem cells.

Villa-Diaz, Luis G; Nandivada, Himabindu; Ding, Jun; Nogueira-de-Souza, Naiara C; Krebsbach, Paul H; O'Shea, K Sue; Lahann, Joerg; Smith, Gary D · Nat Biotechnol · 2010

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

We report a fully defined synthetic polymer coating, poly[2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl dimethyl-(3-sulfopropyl)ammonium hydroxide] (PMEDSAH), which sustains long-term human embryonic stem (hES) cell growth in several different culture media, including commercially available defined media. The development of a standardized, controllable and sustainable culture matrix for hES cells is an essential step in elucidating mechanisms that control hES cell behavior and in optimizing conditions for biomedical applications of hES cells.

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