MOF nurtures stem cells to differentiate into neuronal cells
Challenging task of coaxing stem-cells to differentiate could become easier thanks to metal-organic frameworks
Coaxing stems cells to transform into adult cells outside the body is extremely difficult due to the absence of a microenvironment supplying the necessary ingredients. Using a metal–organic framework (MOFs), designed to control the release of an essential growth factor, researchers have designed a new substrate for raising stem cells that could hold the key to creating a set it and forget it device to develop this promising biomedical therapy.