Biofunctionalised bacterial cellulose scaffold supports the patterning and expansion of human embryonic stem cell-derived dopaminergic progenitor cells.
Miranda RobbinsVenkat PisupatiRoberta AzzarelliSamer I NehmeRoger A BarkerLjiljana FrukGabriele S Kaminski SchierlePublished in: Stem cell research & therapy (2021)
This study suggests that the biocompatible material, bacterial cellulose, has potential applications in cell therapy approaches as a means to repair damage to the central nervous system, such as in Parkinson's disease but also in tissue engineering.