Polymers are the backbone of pharmaceutical drug delivery. There are several polymers
with varying properties available today for use in different pharmaceutical applications …

In the past two decades, many polymers have been proposed for producing
immunoprotective capsules. Examples include the natural polymers alginate, agarose …

The growing demand for new, sophisticated, multifunctional materials has brought natural
structural composites into focus, since they underwent a substantial optimization during long …

The development and optimization of calcium alginate for potential use in endovascular
occlusion was investigated by testing its in vitro and in vivo mechanical stability and …

Alginate is an unbranched binary copolymer constituted of (1, 4) linked α-L-guluronic acid
and β-D-mannuronic acid. It is a high-molecular mass polysaccharide extracted from kelp …

At present, proven clinical treatments but no cures are available for diabetes, a global
epidemic with a huge economic burden. Transplantation of islets of Langerhans by their …

Cell encapsulation is used as a biotechnology tool to solve the technological problems
derived from handling and application of cells in a great range of fields. This involves …

Though transplantation of pancreatic islet cells has emerged as a promising treatment for
Type 1 diabetes its clinical application remains limited due to a number of limitations …

The delivery of genetic material into cells is a field that is expanding very rapidly. Non-viral
delivery methods, especially ones that focus on the use of chemical agents complexed with …

Immunoisolation of pancreatic islets is a technology in which islets are encapsulated in
semipermeable but immunoprotective polymeric membranes. The technology allows for …