Polyelectrolyte Films Boost Progenitor Cell Differentiation into Endothelium-like Monolayers.

Berthelemy, Nicolas; Kerdjoudj, Halima; Gaucher, Caroline; Schaaf, Pierre; Stoltz, Jean-François; Lacolley, Patrick; Voegel, Jean-Claude; Menu, Patrick · Adv Mater · 2008

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Rapid differentiation of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) into confluent mature endothelial cells is important in tissue engineering for the design of autologous, nonthrombotic, vascular grafts. A new method based on EPC culture on poly(sodium-4- styrene-sulfonate)/poly(allylamine hydrochloride), that is, polyelectrolyte-multilayer-coated substrates, reduces the time from two months to two weeks.