生物材料仅凭借其表面形貌的变化即能调控细胞的黏附、迁移、增殖、分化、重编程等重要的生物学行为,其调控机制不仅涉及分子生物学通路,表观遗传调控更是起到至关重要的作用.明确生物材料表面形貌对细胞的表观遗传调控机制,是构建材料特性-表观遗传变化与基因表达-细胞行为调控网络的基础,为实现以临床应用为导向的个性化材料设计提供理论依据.
Topographies of biomaterials can act as potent regulators of cell functions, including proliferation, migration, differentiation, and reprograming. The mechanisms involve not only signaling pathways, but also epigenetic regulations. A clearer picture of how topographies of biomaterials alter epigenetic states facilitates the design of highly-functionalized and individualized biomaterials, and provides novel insights into epigenetic manipulation in controlling cell fates in regenerative medicine and disease treatment.