Abstract
Functional porcine islets, free of known pathogens, can serve as a source of insulin producing cells for the treatment of experimentally induced insulin dependent Diabetes Mellitus. Porcine islets can be conformally coated (microencapsulated) with a covalently linked, stable permselective membrane while maintaining islet viability and function. The PEG conformal coating is immunoprotective in a discordant xenograft animal model (porcine islets to rat).
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 332-343 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences |
Volume | 831 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 31 1997 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Neuroscience
- General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
- History and Philosophy of Science