Pancreatic islet transplantation is a promising treatment option for individuals with type 1
diabetes; however, maintaining islet function after transplantation remains a large challenge …

Subcutaneous tissue is a promising site for islet transplantation, due to its large area and
accessibility, which allows minimally invasive procedures for transplantation, graft …

Cell encapsulation devices are expected to be promising tools that can control the release of
therapeutic proteins secreted from transplanted cells. The protein permeability of the device …

Clinical islet transplantation for treatment of type 1 diabetes (T1D) is limited by the shortage
of pancreas donors and need for lifelong immunosuppressive therapy. A convection‐driven …

Cell transplantation is a promising treatment for complementing lost function by replacing
new cells with a desired function, eg pancreatic islet transplantation for diabetics. To prevent …

Pancreatic islets consist of several endocrine cell types that maintain glucose homeostasis.
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) results from autoimmune-mediated destruction of insulin producing …

This paper reports on the first MEMS silicon cutters designed to rapidly section donor
pancreatic islets below oxygen diffusion-limited dimensions to improve viability of grafts …