Synergistic acceleration in the osteogenesis of human mesenchymal stem cells by graphene oxide-calcium phosphate nanocomposites.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Tatavarty, Rameshwar; Hao Ding; Guijin Lu; Xiaohong Bi; Taylor, Robert J.
- Source
- Chemical Communications. 2014, Vol. 50 Issue 62, p8484-8487. 4p.
- Subject
- *BONE growth
*MESENCHYMAL stem cells
*GRAPHENE oxide
*CALCIUM phosphate
*SYNTHESIS of Nanocomposite materials
*OSTEOBLAST metabolism
*PHYSIOLOGY
*THERAPEUTICS
- Language
- ISSN
- 1359-7345
Nanocomposites consisting of oblong ultrathin plate shaped calcium phosphate nanoparticles and graphene oxide microflakes were synthesized and have demonstrated markedly synergistic effect in accelerating stem cell differentiation to osteoblasts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]