A Review of Gene Delivery and Stem Cell Based Therapies for Regenerating Inner Ear Hair Cells.docVIP

J. Funct. Biomater. 2011, 2, 249-270; doi:10.3390/jfb2030249 OPEN ACCESS Journal of Functional Biomaterials ISSN 2079-4983 /journal/jfb/ Article A Review of Gene Delivery and Stem Cell Based Therapies for Regenerating Inner Ear Hair Cells Keerthana Devarajan 1, Hinrich Staecker 2 and Michael S. Detamore 1,3,* 1 Bioengineering Program, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA; E-Mail: keerthanad@ 2 Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA; E-Mail: hstaecker@ 3 Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineer