Figure 2. Characterization of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (HUMSCs) labeled or not with polydopamine-capped Fe3O4 nanoparticles (MIONs@PDA). (A) Similar to normal HUMSCs, MIONs@PDA-MSCs highly expressed the typical surface markers CD44 and CD90, but not the hematopoietic cell marker CD45. (B) Osteocyte and adipocyte differentiation of MIONs@PDA-MSCs vs. control HUMSCs. All cells exhibited adipogenic and osteogenic differentiation potential similar to that of control HUMSCs. Scale bars = 50 μm.