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Silicon nanopore membrane (SNM) for islet encapsulation and immunoisolation under convective transport

Problems associated with islet transplantation for Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) such as shortage of donor cells, use of immunosuppressive drugs remain as major challenges. Immune isolation using encapsulation may circumvent the use of immunosuppressants and prolong the longevity of transplanted islets. The...

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Autores principales: Song, Shang, Faleo, Gaetano, Yeung, Raymond, Kant, Rishi, Posselt, Andrew M, Desai, Tejal A, Tang, Qizhi, Roy, Shuvo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4806308/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27009429
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep23679