Gavazzo, PaolaViti, FedericaDonnelly, HannahGonzalez Oliva, Mariana AzevedoSalmerón Sánchez, ManuelDalby, Matthew J.Vassalli, Massimo2022-11-082022-11-082021-120742-2091https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/189474[EN] Mesenchymal stem cells represent an important resource, for bone regenerative medicine and therapeutic applications. This review focuses on new advancements and biophysical tools which exploit different physical and chemical markers of mesenchymal stem cell populations, to finely characterize phenotype changes along their osteogenic differentiation process. Special attention is paid to recently developed label-free methods, which allow monitoring cell populations with minimal invasiveness. Among them, quantitative phase imaging, suitable for single-cell morphometric analysis, and nanoindentation, functional to cellular biomechanics investigation. Moreover, the pool of ion channels expressed in cells during differentiation is discussed, with particular interest for calcium homoeostasis.Altogether, a biophysical perspective of osteogenesis is proposed, offering a valuable tool for the assessment of the cell stage, but also suggesting potential physiological links between apparently independent phenomena.Reserva de todos los derechosMesenchymal stem cellsOsteogenic differentiationBiophysical toolsCell morphologyCellular biomechanicsCalcium homoeostasisFISICA APLICADAArtículo10.1007/s10565-020-09569-7Cerrado33420657