Research involving human embryonic stem cells is an active area of investigation because of the potential role stem cells could play in therapeutic regenerative medicine. In this chapter, we provide an introduction to stem cells as well as present a microfluidic cell culture platform that may help to provide important insight into stem cell development. Since human stem cell biology is still in its infancy, there are few standardized methods and techniques. The application of new ideas and approaches to the problems encountered in stem cell biology may provide information about human stem cell development that is not available using traditional cell culture methods.
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Abhyankar, V.V., Beebe, D.J. (2004). Human Embryonic Stem Cells and Microfluidics. In: Andersson, H., Berg, A.v.d. (eds) Lab-on-Chips for Cellomics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-2975-2_10
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