In recent years, a variety of biomaterial implantable devices has been developed. Of
particular significance to pharmaceutical sciences is the progress made on the development …

In recent years, a variety of devices (drug-eluting stents, artificial organs, biosensors,
catheters, scaffolds for tissue engineering, heart valves, etc.) have been developed for …

Transplantation of microencapsulated cells is proposed as a therapy for the treatment of a
wide variety of diseases since it allows for transplantation of endocrine cells in the absence …

Numerous polymeric biomaterials are implanted each year in human bodies. Among them,
drug delivery devices are potent novel powerful therapeutics for diseases which lack …

Cell microencapsulation holds promise for the treatment of many diseases by the continuous
delivery of therapeutic products. The biocompatibility of the microcapsules and their …

The growing interest in scaffolding design and increasing research programs dedicated to
regenerative medicine corroborate the need for Scaffolding in Tissue Engineering. While …

It has been found that the adsorption of antigens onto chitosan particles is an easy and
unique mild loading process suitable to be used with vaccines. In order to increase the …

Immunoisolation of pancreatic islets is a technology in which islets are encapsulated in
semipermeable but immunoprotective polymeric membranes. The technology allows for …

Bioencapsulation involves the envelopment of tissues or biological active substances in
semipermeable membranes. Bioencapsulation has been shown to be efficacious in …

The design of particulate vaccine delivery systems, particularly for mucosal surfaces, has
been a focus of interest in recent years. In this context, we have previously described the …