Entrapment of dispersed pancreatic islet cells in cultiSpher-S macroporous gelatin microcarriers: Preparation, in vitro characterization, and microencapsulation

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 741-744

  Del Guerra, S ^a   Bracci, C ^a   Nilsson, K ^b   Belcourt, A ^c   Kessler, L ^c   Lupi, R ^a   Marselli, L ^a   De Vos, P ^d   Marchetti, P ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Percell Biolytica   (Sweden)

^c University of Strasbourg   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^e CISANELLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Microcapsules; Microcarriers; Pancreatic islet cells; Pancreatic islets; Sodium alginate

Indexed keywords

CELLS; DNA; GLUCOSE; IMMUNOLOGY; INSULIN; METABOLISM; TRANSPLANTATION (SURGICAL);

MICROCARRIERS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

ALGINIC ACID; GELATIN; POLYLYSINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; DISPERSION; INSULIN RELEASE; METABOLIC ACTIVATION; MICROENCAPSULATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OXYGENATION; PANCREAS ISLET CELL; XENOTRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DRUG COMPOUNDING; GELATIN; INSULIN; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE;

EID: 0035924151     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.10053     Document Type: Article

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