AGO2, argonaute 2; Amphiphilic poly-(N-vinylpyrrolidone); BACH1, BTB domain and CNC homolog 1; CD, cluster of differentiation; CaCo2 colorectal adenocarcinoma; DICER1, ribonuclease III; DNMT1, DNA methyltransferase 1; DTT, dithyothreitol; ERK1/2, extracellular signal regulated kinase ½; FGF2, fibroblast growth factor 2; GITR3A, glucocorticoid-induced TNFR-related protein; H3K9me3, tri-methyl lysine 9 of histone H3; HILI, human piwi; HMOX1, heme oxygenase 1; HOXA10, homebox A10; ICOS1B, inducible T-cell co-stimulator; IL, interleukin; KIR1DL2, CD158b, expressed on natural killer cells and a subset of T cells; MKI-67, marker of proliferation ki-67; OCT4, octamer-binding transcription factor 4; PIWIL1, piwi-like protein 1; PNVP, poly-(N-vinylpyrrolidone); Polymer carriers; RB1, retinoblastoma 1; Reprogramming; SncRNAs, small non-coding RNAs; TE, transposon elements; TGFBR2, transforming growth factor beta receptor 2; TNFRS6B, TNF receptor superfamily 6B; TSS, transcriptional start sites; VMAF, musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma; Wnt-1, wingless type MMTV integration site family, member 1; iPS, induced pluripotent stem cells; mTOR, mechanistic target of rapamycin; miR, micro-RNA; miRNA-152; piR, piwi-interacting RNA, P-element induced wimpy testis interacting RNA; piRNA-30074