The bioartificial pancreas (BAP): Biological, chemical and engineering challenges

Biochemical Pharmacology

Volumn 100, Issue , 2016, Pages 12-27

  Iacovacci, Veronica ^a   Ricotti, Leonardo ^a   Menciassi, Arianna ^a   Dario, Paolo ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioartificial pancreas; Biomaterials; Cell encapsulation; Stem cells; Type 1 diabetes

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; GLUCOSE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; INSULIN; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL PANCREAS; BIOENGINEERING; CELL ENCAPSULATION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; EXOCRINE CELL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MICROENCAPSULATION; NANOENCAPSULATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR REPROGRAMMING; PANCREAS FUNCTION; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; BIOARTIFICIAL ORGAN; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; PANCREAS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; STEM CELL; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ANIMALS; BIOARTIFICIAL ORGANS; HUMANS; PANCREAS; STEM CELLS; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 84940871160     PISSN: 00062952     EISSN: 18732968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2015.08.107     Document Type: Note

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