Survival of cord blood haematopoietic stem cells in a hyaluronan hydrogel for ex vivo biomimicry

Abstract Haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) and haematopoietic progenitor cells (HPCs) grow in a specified niche in close association with the microenvironment, the so‐called ‘haematopoietic niche’. Scaffolds have been introduced to overcome the liquid culture limitations, mimicking the presence of the extracellular matrix (ECM). In the present study the hyaluronic acid Read more…