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dc.contributor.authorMattiassi, Sabrina
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-31 19:30:39 (GMT)
dc.date.available2023-06-01 04:50:06 (GMT)
dc.date.issued2021-05-31
dc.date.submitted2021-05-19
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10012/17049
dc.description.abstractBiophysical cues are an important tool for neuronal tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Cues such as topography and stiffness have been shown to enhance lineage and non-lineage based neuronal differentiation by increasing the rates of differentiation and maturation and by increasing the fraction of cells that commit to the neuronal lineage. Despite the breadth of studies showing their effectiveness, there is a paucity of information regarding how they affect new neuronal generation techniques and how these cues may interact with one another. The aim of this thesis is to investigate these gaps. Doing so, it has been found that hierarchical topographies can significantly enhance non-viral direct neuronal reprogramming of fibroblast. Synergistic effects observed on hierarchical patterns show that they can both increase the fraction of cells that commit to the neuronal lineage and improve subsequent maturation. Second, we have developed a platform to study the combined effects of stiffness and topography on lineage-based differentiation over an extended period. Using an existing polyacrylamide-based platform we have used carbodiimide crosslinking with charged polypeptide-intermediates to stably bound laminin to the surface. Both mouse and human neural progenitor cells and their derived neurons can adhere to these surfaces for extended periods of time. Third, using this developed platform we found that the effects of stiffness and topography on neuronal differentiation are intertwined. Their interaction seems to provide a moderating effect for each of the cues and suggests that the effect of topography on lineage commitment and maturation varies depending on the stiffness of the substrate.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherUniversity of Waterlooen
dc.subjectneuronal differentiationen
dc.subjecttissue engineeringen
dc.subjectregenerative medicineen
dc.subjectdirect neuronal reprogrammingen
dc.subjectnanotopographyen
dc.subjectstiffnessen
dc.titleBiophysical cues to enhance neuronal differentiationen
dc.typeMaster Thesisen
dc.pendingfalse
uws-etd.degree.departmentChemical Engineeringen
uws-etd.degree.disciplineChemical Engineeringen
uws-etd.degree.grantorUniversity of Waterlooen
uws-etd.degreeMaster of Applied Scienceen
uws-etd.embargo.terms2 yearsen
uws.contributor.advisorYim, Evelyn
uws.contributor.affiliation1Faculty of Engineeringen
uws.published.cityWaterlooen
uws.published.countryCanadaen
uws.published.provinceOntarioen
uws.typeOfResourceTexten
uws.peerReviewStatusUnrevieweden
uws.scholarLevelGraduateen


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