Injectable Polyethylene Glycol Hydrogel for Islet Encapsulation: an in vitro and in vivo Characterization

An injection of hydrogel-encapsulated islets that controls blood glucose levels over long term would provide a much needed alternative treatment for type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). To this end, we tested the feasibility of using an injectable polyethylene glycol (PEG) hydrogel as a scaffold for isl...

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Published in:Biomed Phys Eng Express
Main Authors: Knobeloch, Tracy, Abadi, Sakineh Esmaeili Mohsen, Bruns, Joseph, Zustiak, Silviya Petrova, Kwon, Guim
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5842952/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29527325
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1088/2057-1976/aa742b
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