Cholesterol is known to be a major risk factor for coronary heart disease (CHD). Current
treatments for elevated blood cholesterol include dietary management, regular exercise, and …

Tissue engineering, a field that combines polymer scaffolds with isolated cell populations to
create new tissue, may be applied to soft-tissue augmentation—an area in which polymers …

Hydrogels are a popular class of biomaterial that are used in a number of commercial
applications (eg; contact lenses, drug delivery, and prophylactics). Alginate-based tough …

Islet encapsulation requires several properties including (1) biocompatibility,(2)
immunoprotection, and (3) oxygen diffusion for islet survival and diabetes correction. New …

摘要本文综述了天然多糖聚电解质海藻酸钠和壳聚糖的结构与化学性能(包括凝胶性能,
生物相容性, 生物可降解性及温和反应性); 微胶囊制备技术及其强度性能和膜渗透性评价方法; …

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 …

This review summarises recent developments in the application of natural and semi-
synthetic polymers for the delivery of sensitive drugs. Peptides, proteins and nucleic acids …

The bioartificial pancreas (BAP) represents a viable solution for the treatment of type 1
diabetes (T1D). By encapsulating pancreatic cells in a semipermeable membrane to allow …

Transplantation of encapsulated living cells is a promising approach for the treatment of a
wide variety of diseases. Large‐scale application of the technique, however, is hampered by …

In 1980, Lim and Sun introduced a microcapsule coated with an alginate/polylysine complex
for encapsulation of pancreatic islets. Characteristic to this type of capsule is, that it consists …