Abstract
This study investigates whether microfabricated silicon-based biocapsules, with uniform membrane pore sizes in the tens of nanometer range, can provide immunoprotection of rat islets transplanted into a mouse model. By utilizing microfabrication technology, biocapsules are fabricated with membranes having precisely controlled and uniform pore sizes, allowing one to optimize parameters specifically for the immunoisolation of hormone-secreting cells. The study evaluates biocompatibility and short term therapeutic efficacy for implanted biocapsules.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Volume | 2 |
| ISBN (Print) | 0780356756 |
| State | Published - Dec 1 1999 |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1999 IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society (1st Joint BMES / EMBS) - Atlanta, GA, USA Duration: Oct 13 1999 → Oct 16 1999 |
Other
| Other | Proceedings of the 1999 IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society (1st Joint BMES / EMBS) |
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| City | Atlanta, GA, USA |
| Period | 10/13/99 → 10/16/99 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Signal Processing
- Biomedical Engineering
- Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
- Health Informatics