Encapsulation of porcine pancreatic islets within an immunoprotective capsule comprising methacrylated glycol chitosan and alginate.

Hillberg, Anna Louise

Encapsulation of porcine pancreatic islets within an immunoprotective capsule comprising methacrylated glycol chitosan and alginate. [electronic resource] - Journal of biomedical materials research. Part B, Applied biomaterials Apr 2015 - 503-18 p. digital

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article

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10.1002/jbm.b.33185 doi


Alginates--chemistry
Animals
Biocompatible Materials--chemistry
Capsules
Carbohydrate Conformation
Cells, Cultured
Chitosan--analogs & derivatives
Drug Compounding--methods
Female
Foreign-Body Reaction--prevention & control
Glucuronic Acid--chemistry
Graft Rejection--prevention & control
Hexuronic Acids--chemistry
Hydrogels
Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions
Islets of Langerhans--metabolism
Islets of Langerhans Transplantation--methods
Limulus Test
Male
Materials Testing
Methacrylates--chemistry
Mice
Microspheres
Molecular Structure
Peptides
Peritoneal Cavity
Permeability
Polymerization--radiation effects
Sus scrofa
Swine
Transplantation, Heterologous
Ultraviolet Rays