This review provides an overall discussion of microencapsulation systems for both oral and
transdermal drug deliveries. Clinically, many drugs, especially proteins and peptides, are …

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 …

Wood cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) have been suggested as a potential wound healing
material, but its utilization is limited by FDA requirements regarding endotoxin levels. In this …

Advances in microscale 3D cell culture systems have helped to elucidate cellular
physiology, understand mechanisms of stem cell differentiation, produce pathophysiological …

Transplantation, Bioengineering, and Regeneration of the Endocrine Pancreas, Volume 2,
sets a new standard in transplant and regenerative medicine. The book details the state-of …

Cell lines originating from neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) represent useful experimental
models to assess the control of synthesis and release of different hormones and hormone …

The field of biomaterials, regenerative medicine, and bioengineering has in the last decade
connected with islet transplantation research. This chapter describes some of the more …

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary liver cancer and often forms
metastases, which are the most important prognostic factors. For further elucidation of the …

Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NETs) represent a group of
heterogeneous tumors whose incidence increased over the past few years. Around half of …

The mechanisms of neuroendocrine tumor (NET) were still poorly understood, largely due to
the lack of preclinical models of neuroendocrine neoplasms. Herein, we established and …