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Fibrin hydrogels as a xenofree and rapidly degradable support for transplantation of retinal pigment epithelium monolayers.
Acta biomaterialia - 1 Feb 2018
Gandhi Jarel K, Manzar Zahid, Bachman Lori A, Andrews-Pfannkoch Cynthia, Knudsen Travis, Hill Matthew, Schmidt Hannah, Iezzi Raymond, Pulido Jose S, Marmorstein Alan D
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Recent phase 1 trials of embryonic stem cell and induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSCs) derived RPE transplants for the treatment of macular degeneration have demonstrated the relative safety of this process. However, there is concern over clumping, thickening, folding, and wrinkling of the transplanted RPE. To deliver a flat RPE monolayer, current phase 1 trials are testing synthetic substrates for RPE...
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