Enhanced Oxygen Supply Improves Islet Viability in a New Bioartificial Pancreas

The current epidemic of diabetes with its overwhelming burden on our healthcare system requires better therapeutic strategies. Here we present a promising novel approach for a curative strategy that may be accessible for all insulin-dependent diabetes patients. We designed a subcutaneous implantable...

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Main Authors: Uriel Barkai Ph.D., Gordon C. Weir, Clark K. Colton, Barbara Ludwig, Stefan R. Bornstein, Mathias D. Brendel, Tova Neufeld, Chezi Bremer, Assaf Leon, Yoav Evron, Karina Yavriyants, Dimitri Azarov, Baruch Zimermann, Shiri Maimon, Noa Shabtay, Maria Balyura, Tania Rozenshtein, Pnina Vardi, Konstantin Bloch, Paul De Vos, Avi Rotem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2013-08-01
Series:Cell Transplantation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3727/096368912X657341