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Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Functionalized PEG Hydrogels Promote Survival and Function of Encapsulated Pancreatic β-Cells

[Image: see text] Encapsulating pancreatic islets in a semipermeable poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) hydrogel membrane holds potential as an immuno-isolation barrier for the treatment of type 1 diabetes mellitus. The semipermeable PEG hydrogel not only permits free diffusion of nutrients, metabolic wast...

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Autores principales: Lin, Chien-Chi, Anseth, Kristi S.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Chemical Society 2009
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2745231/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19586041
http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bm900420f

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