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Review
. 2023:1409:127-144.
doi: 10.1007/5584_2022_725.

Advanced Nanotechnology Approaches as Emerging Tools in Cellular-Based Technologies

Mehdi Soleymani-Goloujeh  1   2 , Samaneh Hosseini  3   4 , Mohamadreza Baghaban Eslaminejad  5
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Review

Advanced Nanotechnology Approaches as Emerging Tools in Cellular-Based Technologies

Mehdi Soleymani-Goloujeh et al. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2023.

Abstract

Stem cells are valuable tools in regenerative medicine because they can generate a wide variety of cell types and tissues that can be used to treat or replace damaged tissues and organs. However, challenges related to the application of stem cells in the scope of regenerative medicine have urged scientists to utilize nanomedicine as a prerequisite to circumvent some of these hurdles. Nanomedicine plays a crucial role in this process and manipulates surface biology, the fate of stem cells, and biomaterials. Many attempts have been made to modify cellular behavior and improve their regenerative ability using nano-based strategies. Notably, nanotechnology applications in regenerative medicine and cellular therapies are controversial because of ethical and legal considerations. Therefore, this review describes nanotechnology in cell-based applications and focuses on newly proposed nano-based approaches. Cutting-edge strategies to engineer biological tissues and the ethical, legal, and social considerations of nanotechnology in regenerative nanomedicine applications are also discussed.

Keywords: Nanomedicine; Regenerative medicine; Regenerative nanomedicine; Stem cells; Tissue engineering.

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