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Encapsulation of Human Islets in Novel Inhomogeneous Alginate-Ca<sup>2+</sup>/Ba<sup>2+</sup>Microbeads:<i>In Vitro</i>and<i>In Vivo</i>Function
1 Jan 2008
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Microencapsulation may allow for immunosuppression-free islet transplantation. Herein we investigated whether human islets can be shipped safely to a remote encapsulation core facility and maintain in vitro and in vivo functionality. In non-encapsulated islets before and encapsulated islets after shipment, viability was 88.3+/-2.5 and 87.5+/-2.7% (n=6, p=0.30). Stimulation index after static glucose incubation...
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