Prevention of morphological changes in alginate microcapsules for islet xenotransplantation

Journal of Investigative Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 572-575

  Hobbs, H A ^a   Kendall W F , Jr ^a   Darrabie, M ^a   Opara, E C ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alginate; Diabetes; Hydrophilicity; Islet transplantation; Microcapsules

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; ALGINATE POLYLYSINE ALGINATE; CALCIUM ION; DIVALENT CATION; MONOVALENT CATION; SODIUM ION; SODIUM SULFATE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HYDROPHOBICITY; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MICROCAPSULE; PANCREAS ISLET TRANSPLANTATION; XENOTRANSPLANTATION; CHELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; MICROENCAPSULATION; PANCREAS ISLET; PARTICLE SIZE;

SUIDAE;

EID: 0035191683     PISSN: 17088267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/6650.2001.33722     Document Type: Conference Paper

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