Publications
Our technology has been developed at Professor Heli Skottman's Lab in Tampere University, where academic research still continues to develop new regenerative solutions for treating blindness.
Here are listed the relevant scientific publications highlighting the technologies and intellectual property currently owned by StemSight.
Scientific publications
Kauppila, M., Mörö, A., et al. Toward Corneal Limbus In Vitro Model: Regulation of hPSC-LSC Phenotype by Matrix Stiffness and Topography During Cell Differentiation Process. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2301396 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202301396
Vattulainen, M., Ilmarinen, T., Viheriälä, T. et al. Corneal epithelial differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells generates ABCB5+ and ∆Np63α+ cells with limbal cell characteristics and high wound healing capacity. Stem Cell Res Ther 12, 609 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13287-021-02673-3 https://rdcu.be/c5Wjb
Grönroos, P., Ilmarinen, T. and Skottman, H. "Directed differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells towards corneal endothelial-like cells under defined conditions." Cells 10.2 (2021): 331. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10020331
Hongisto, H., Ilmarinen, T., Vattulainen, M. et al. Xeno- and feeder-free differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells to two distinct ocular epithelial cell types using simple modifications of one method. Stem Cell Res Ther 8, 291 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13287-017-0738-4
Vattulainen, M., Ilmarinen, T., Koivusalo, L. et al. Modulation of Wnt/BMP pathways during corneal differentiation of hPSC maintains ABCG2-positive LSC population that demonstrates increased regenerative potential. Stem Cell Res Ther 10, 236 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13287-019-1354-2
Koivusalo, L., Kauppila, M. et al. Tissue adhesive hyaluronic acid hydrogels for sutureless stem cell delivery and regeneration of corneal epithelium and stroma. Biomaterials 225 (2019) 119516. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2019.119516
Sorkio, A., Koch, L., Koivusalo, L., et al. Human stem cell based corneal tissue mimicking structures using laser-assisted 3D bioprinting and functional bioinks. Biomaterials 171 (2018) 57-71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2019.119516
Mikhailova, A., et al. "Small-molecule induction promotes corneal epithelial cell differentiation from human induced pluripotent stem cells." Stem cell reports 2.2 (2014): 219-231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stemcr.2013.12.014
Mikhailova, A., et al. "Human pluripotent stem cell-derived limbal epithelial stem cells on bioengineered matrices for corneal reconstruction." Experimental eye research 146 (2016): 26-34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exer.2015.11.021