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Porcine islet encapsulation for treatment of type-1 diabetes using precision particle fabrication method
… allotransplantation of insulin-producing islets from the pancreas of deceased human donors has shown promising results in the restoration and sustenance of normoglycemia. Islet transplantation is a suitable procedure, especially for adolescents since it has substantially lower risk in …
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Overcoming Diffusion Limitations in Encapsulated Cell Therapy for Type 1 Diabetes
… delivery systems, the pancreatic islet is still functionally superior at regulating blood glucose levels. Pancreatic islet transplantation requires immune suppression, but islet encapsulation would eliminate this requirement. A hydrogel encapsulation barrier, made from alginate, …
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Investigation of cell-based therapies employing microcapsules and microspheres: encapsulation and controlled release
Microencapsulation of therapeutic cells has emerged as a major modality to treat a wide range of diseases through protecting the encapsulated cells. However, in spite of numerous refinements in cell encapsulation during the past decades, the strategy still has not met the requirements for practical …