The ability of the stem cells of apical papilla to grow, proliferate and differentiate on polycaprolactone based scaffolds

PLEASE NOTE: This work is protected by copyright. Downloading is restricted to the BU community: please click Download and log in with a valid BU account to access. If you are the author of this work and would like to make it publicly available, please contact open-help@bu.edu.Thesis (M.S.D.) --Boston University Institute for Dental Research and Education, Dubai, 2011 (Endodontics).Includes bibliography: leaves 64-73.OBJECTIVE: The overall objective of the present study were to isolate the stem cells of apical papilla (SCAPs) from human intact permanent teeth, to further characterize their features, and to test their potential to attach, proliferate and differentiate on a synthetic Polycaprolactone (PCL) based scaffold. This study is part of an effort to design a model for regenerative endodontic research, which could help to further understand it