Microencapsulation of islets and model beads with a thin alginate-Ba2+ gel layer using centrifugation

Polymers for Advanced Technologies

Volumn 9, Issue 10-11, 1998, Pages 734-739

  Park, Y G ^a   Iwata, H ^a   Ikada, Y ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alginate; Bioartificial pancreas; Centrifugal method; Microencapsulation

Indexed keywords

CENTRIFUGATION; COMPOSITION; ENCAPSULATION; GELS; IMMUNOLOGY; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SHEAR STRESS;

ALGINATE; BEADS; BIOARTIFICIAL PANCREAS; MICROENCAPSULATION;

BIOPOLYMERS;

EID: 0032178530     PISSN: 10427147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1581(1998100)9:10/11<734::AID-PAT803>3.0.CO;2-J     Document Type: Article

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