TISSUE ENGINEERING WITH HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS

摘要

Provided are improved methods for tissue engineering. More particularly, methods for inducing differentiation of human embryonic stem cells into chondrocytes for use in tissue engineering applications are provided. One example of a method is a method for inducing differentiation of human embryonic stem cells into chondrocytes comprising aggregating undifferentiat ed human embryonic stem cells to form embryoid bodies; and culturing the embryo id bodies in culture medium in the presence of growth factors that induce chondrogenic differentiation of the embryoid bodies.