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Transplantation of Macroencapsulated Insulin-Producing Cells.
Current diabetes reports - 16 Jun 2018
Hwa Albert J, Weir Gordon C
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: There is considerable interest in using macroencapsulation devices as a delivery strategy for transplanting insulin-producing cells. This review aims to summarize recent advances, to highlight remaining challenges, and to provide recommendations for the field. RECENT FINDINGS: A variety of new device designs have been reported to improve biocompatibility and to provide protection for islet/beta...
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