The utilisation of bioartificial organs is of significant interest to many due to their versatility in
treating a wide range of disorders. Microencapsulation has a potentially significant role in …

Microencapsulation of formulation designs further expands the field and offers the potential
for use in developing bioartificial organs via cell encapsulation. Combining formulation …

The role of endogenous bile acids as lipid stabilizers aiding uptake of lipophilic nutrients via
micelle formation and saponification effects is well documented and precedes their growing …

Microencapsulation of pancreatic islets has been considered as a promising method for cell
transplantation and diabetes treatment. However, in vivo trials to date have been hampered …

The metrics used, thus far, to assess bioartificial organ function are shown to be subjective
and requiring validation. Therefore, four categories of correlations are proposed based on …

Bile duct injury (BDI) and bile tract diseases are regarded as prominent challenges in
hepatobiliary surgery due to the risk of severe complications. Hepatobiliary, pancreatic, and …

Bile acids (BA) s are known surfactants and well-documented to play a major role in food
digestion and absorption. Recently, potential endocrinological and formulation-stabilisation …

Pancreatic β-cell loss and failure with subsequent deficiency of insulin production is the
hallmark of type 1 diabetes (T1D) and late-stage type 2 diabetes (T2D). Despite the …

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 …

Introduction In a recent study, we confirmed good chemical and physical compatibility of
microencapsulated pancreatic β-cells using a novel formulation of low viscosity sodium …