Emerging theranostic nanomaterials in diabetes and its complications

Y Liu, S Zeng, W Ji, H Yao, L Lin, H Cui… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Diabetes mellitus (DM) refers to a group of metabolic disorders that are characterized by
hyperglycemia. Oral subcutaneously administered antidiabetic drugs such as insulin …

Hydrogels in emerging technologies for type 1 diabetes

S Fuchs, AU Ernst, LH Wang, K Shariati… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Type 1 diabetes therapies that afford tighter glycemic control in a more manageable and
painless manner for patients has remained a central focus of next-generation diabetes …

A nanofibrous encapsulation device for safe delivery of insulin-producing cells to treat type 1 diabetes

X Wang, KG Maxwell, K Wang, DT Bowers… - Science translational …, 2021 - science.org
Transplantation of stem cell–derived β (SC-β) cells represents a promising therapy for type 1
diabetes (T1D). However, the delivery, maintenance, and retrieval of these cells remain a …

Engineering superstable islets-laden chitosan microgels with carboxymethyl cellulose coating for long-term blood glucose regulation in vivo

H Li, W He, Q Feng, J Chen, X Xu, C Lv, C Zhu… - Carbohydrate …, 2024 - Elsevier
Islet transplantation to restore endogenous insulin secretion is a promising therapy for type 1
diabetes in clinic. However, host immune rejection seriously limits the survival of …

Engineered immunomodulatory accessory cells improve experimental allogeneic islet transplantation without immunosuppression

X Wang, K Wang, M Yu, D Velluto, X Hong, B Wang… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Islet transplantation has been established as a viable treatment modality for type 1 diabetes.
However, the side effects of the systemic immunosuppression required for patients often …

A zwitterionic polyurethane nanoporous device with low foreign‐body response for islet encapsulation

Q Liu, X Wang, A Chiu, W Liu, S Fuchs… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Encapsulation of insulin‐producing cells is a promising strategy for treatment of type 1
diabetes. However, engineering an encapsulation device that is both safe (ie, no cell escape …

[HTML][HTML] A novel bioartificial pancreas fabricated via islets microencapsulation in anti-adhesive core-shell microgels and macroencapsulation in a hydrogel scaffold …

H Li, Y Shang, Q Feng, Y Liu, J Chen, H Dong - Bioactive Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Islets transplantation is a promising treatment for type 1 diabetes mellitus. However, severe
host immune rejection and poor oxygen/nutrients supply due to the lack of surrounding …

Engineering the vasculature for islet transplantation

DT Bowers, W Song, LH Wang, M Ma - Acta biomaterialia, 2019 - Elsevier
The microvasculature in the pancreatic islet is highly specialized for glucose sensing and
insulin secretion. Although pancreatic islet transplantation is a potentially life-changing …

A safe, fibrosis‐mitigating, and scalable encapsulation device supports long‐term function of insulin‐producing cells

W Liu, JA Flanders, LH Wang, Q Liu, DT Bowers… - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Encapsulation and transplantation of insulin‐producing cells offer a promising curative
treatment for type 1 diabetes (T1D) without immunosuppression. However, biomaterials …

Biofabrication of a vascularized islet organ for type 1 diabetes

A Citro, PT Moser, E Dugnani, TK Rajab, X Ren… - Biomaterials, 2019 - Elsevier
Islet transplantation is superior to extrinsic insulin supplementation in the treating severe
Type 1 diabetes. However, its efficiency and longevity are limited by substantial islet loss …