Gut microbiota dynamically participate in diverse physiological activities with direct impact
on the host's health. A range of factors associated with the highly complex intestinal flora …

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 …

Being essentially independent from temperature with respect to their gelling properties,
alginates from brown marine algae differ from most other gelling polysaccharides and …

In cell encapsulation, transplanted cells are protected from immune rejection by an artificial,
semipermeable membrane, potentially allowing transplantation (allo-or xenotransplantation) …

Alginate is a polysaccharide belonging to the family of linear (unbranched), non-repeating
copolymers, consisting of variable amounts of β-d-mannuronic acid and its C5-epimer α-l …

Cell microencapsulation continues to hold significant promise for biotechnology and
medicine. The controlled, and continuous, delivery of therapeutic products to the host by …

Mussel adhesive proteins (MAPs) have received increased attention as potential
environmentally friendly adhesives under aqueous conditions and in medicine. However …

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

Cell encapsulation has already shown its high potential and holds the promise for future cell
therapies to enter the clinics as a large scale treatment option for various types of diseases …

Cell encapsulation in microcapsules allows the in situ delivery of secreted proteins to treat
different pathological conditions. Spherical microcapsules offer optimal surface‐to‐volume …