Cell Encapsulation Within Alginate Microcapsules: Immunological Challenges and Outlook

Cell encapsulation is a bioengineering technology that provides live allogeneic or xenogeneic cells packaged in a semipermeable immune-isolating membrane for therapeutic applications. The concept of cell encapsulation was first proposed almost nine decades ago, however, and despite its potential, th...

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Main Authors: Assem Ashimova, Sergey Yegorov, Baurzhan Negmetzhanov, Gonzalo Hortelano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fbioe.2019.00380/full