Mechanical environment afforded by engineered polymer hydrogel critically regulates survival of neural stem cells transplanted in the injured spinal cord via Piezo1-mediated mechanotransduction
Hee Hwan Park, Y. G. Kim, Byeong Seong Jang…·Byung Gon Kim
This study shows that the mechanical stiffness of a hydrogel scaffold affects neural stem cell survival in spinal cord injuries through Piezo1 mechanotransduction.