Table 2 Synthetic substrates for hESC culture

Synthetic acrylate surfaces (PAS) with peptides: Vitronectin, bone sialo protein

hESC

X -VIVO 10

Y

N

Y

>10 passages

[89]

bFGF,TGF-β1

Activin A

Synthemax ⁴

hiPSC

mTeSR1

Y

N

N

10 passages

[90]

Synthemax ⁴

hESC

mTESR1

Y

N

N

10–20 passages

[91]

hiPSC

TESR2

Y

Y

Y

PSGro

Y

Y

Y

Nutristem XF

Y

N

Y

PMEDSAH ⁵ coated plates

hESC

MEF-CM⁶

N

N

N

25 passages

[98]

hCCM⁷

N

N

Y

StemPro,

Y

N

N

mTeSR

Y

N

N

Alkanethiol with heparin binding proteins

hESC

mTeSR1

Y

N

N

>17 passages

[92]

Rock inhibitor

PMVE-alt-MA ⁸

hiPSC

StemPro

Y

N

N

5 passages

[94]

APMAAm ⁹ hydrogels

hESC

mTeSR1

Y

N

N

20 passages

[95]

Polyethylene glycol hydrogels (PEG)

hESC

DMEM/F12 + KSR

N

N

N

9 days

[118]

bFGF

Hillex ¹⁰ microcarrier//suspension culture

hESC

KSR-XF 10

Y

N

Y

6–14 days

[123]

BRASTEM,

Y

N

Y

bFGF