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Pan-myeloid Differentiation of Human Cord Blood Derived CD34+ Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells
Published on: August 9, 2019
Compatibility of different polymers for cord blood-derived hematopoietic progenitor cells
Mónica Ventura Ferreira1, Norina Labude, Daniela Piroth
1Institute of Pathology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany. mventuraferreira@ukaachen.de
Abstract:
The low yield of hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPC) present in cord blood grafts limits their application in clinics. A reliable strategy for ex vivo expansion of functional HPC is a present goal in regenerative medicine. Here we evaluate the capacity of several two-dimensional polymers to support HPC proliferation. Basic compatibility was tested by measuring cell viability, cytotoxicity and apoptosis of CD34(+) progenitors that were short and long-term exposed to sixteen bio and synthetic polymers. Resomer(®) RG503, PCL and Fibrin might be good alternatives to tissue culture plastic for culture of CB-derived CD34(+) progenitors. Further, these polymers will be produced in three-dimensional structures and tested for their cytocompatibility.
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