Neuronal commitment of human circulating multipotent cells by carbon nanotube-polymer scaffolds and biomimetic peptides

Research Article aiming to set up a self-standing, biomimetic scaffold system that stimulates and supports the neuronal differentiation of autologous multipotent cells into neuronal cells, by Scapin G, Bertalot T, Vicentini N et al (University of Padua, Padua, Italy). Multipotent cells such as adult and perinatal stem cells represent an invaluable autologous source for regenerative medicine. Recent research has been directed toward peripheral blood stem cells as they do not require a particularly invasive harvesting procedure, are easily isolated, have minimal ethical restrictions and low risks of immune rejection compared with other stem cells, such as neural stem cells.Therefore, utilizing...