Transplantation of Encapsulated Pancreatic Islets as a Treatment for Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Encapsulation of pancreatic islets has been proposed and investigated for over three decades to improve islet transplantation outcomes and to eliminate the side effects of immunosuppressive medications. Of the numerous encapsulation systems developed in the past, microencapsulation have been studied...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Advances in Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/429710 |