Stem cells hold remarkable promise for applications in disease modeling, cancer therapy, and regenerative medicine. Despite the significant progress made during the last decade, designing materials to control stem cell fate remains challenging. As an alternative, materials microarray technology has received great attention because it allows for high throughput materials synthesis and screening at a reasonable cost. Here, we discuss recent developments in materials microarray technology and their applications in stem cell engineering. Future opportunities in the field will also be reviewed.

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Materials Today (2012) 15(10), 444-452
doi: 10.1016/S1369-7021(12)70196-7