In vitro studies on a new method for islet microencapsulation using a thermoreversible gelation polymer, N-isopropylacrylamide-based copolymer

Artificial Organs

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1232-1237

  Shimizu, Shinichi ^a   Yamazaki, Manabu ^b   Kubota, Sunao ^a   Ozasa, Takao ^a   Moriya, Hitonobu ^a   Kobayashi, Kenyu ^b   Mikami, Masato ^b   Mori, Yuichi ^b   Yamaguchi, Susumu ^a  

^a ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b W R GRACE AND CO CONN   (United States)

Author keywords

Microencapsulation; N isopropylacrylamide; Pancreatic islet

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC MONOMERS; AMIDES; GELATION; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; MICROENCAPSULATION;

AGAROSE; ALGINATE COMPLEX; GEL-TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; IN-VITRO; N-ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDE-BASED COPOLYMERS; N-ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDES; PANCREATIC ISLET; SEMI-PERMEABLE MEMBRANES; THERMOREVERSIBLE GELATION; VITRO STUDIES;

CELL CULTURE;

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; N ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDE; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; MICROENCAPSULATION; PANCREAS ISLET; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029848312     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.1996.tb00666.x     Document Type: Article

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