In vitro activation of human macrophages by alginate-polylysine microcapsules
- 1 January 1994
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition
- Vol. 5 (3), 197-203
- https://doi.org/10.1163/156856293x00294
Abstract
Microencapsulated islets of Langerhans have been proposed as a bioartificial pancreas. However, foreign body reaction with fibrosis has been observed around implanted microcapsules. Since macrophag...Keywords
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