Therapeutic Applications of Cell Microencapsulation

The main objective of this book has been to analyze in depth and discuss the different aspects related to the design and elaboration of cell-enclosing microcapsules, even the regulatory features and clinical trials under development. These improvements will lead to progression in this therapeutic ap...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Pedraz, Jos ̌Luis. (Editor), Orive, Gorka. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2010.
Series:Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 670
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-5786-3
Table of Contents:
  • Highlights and trends in cell encapsulation
  • Biomaterials in Cell Microencapsulation
  • Development of Subsieve-Size Capsules and Application to Cell Therapy
  • Regulatory Considerations in Application of Encapsulated Cell Therapies
  • Treatment of Diabetes with Encapsulated Islets
  • Epo Delivery by Genetically Engineered C2C12 Myoblasts Imobilized in Microcapsules
  • Artificial Cell Microencapsulated Stem Cells in Regenerative Medicine, Tissue Engineering and Cell Therapy
  • Microencapsulated Choroid Plexus Epithelial Cell Transplants for Repair of the Brain
  • Therapeutic Application of Cell Microencapsulation in Cancer
  • Inorganic Nanoporous Membranes for Imunoisolated Cell-Based Drug Delivery
  • Cell Microencapsulation
  • Commercial Applicability of Cell Microancapsulation: a Review of Intellectual Property Rights.