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 …

Nanotechnology in cell replacement therapies for type 1 diabetes

AU Ernst, DT Bowers, LH Wang, K Shariati… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2019 - Elsevier
Islet transplantation is a promising long-term, compliance-free, complication-preventing
treatment for type 1 diabetes. However, islet transplantation is currently limited to a narrow …

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 …

A collagen based cryogel bioscaffold that generates oxygen for islet transplantation

M Razavi, R Primavera, BD Kevadiya… - Advanced functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this article is to develop, characterize, and test a novel 3D bioscaffold matrix that
can accommodate pancreatic islets and provide them with a continuous, controlled, and …

The emerging field of pancreatic tissue engineering: A systematic review and evidence map of scaffold materials and scaffolding techniques for insulin-secreting cells

GA Salg, NA Giese, M Schenk… - Journal of tissue …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
A bioartificial endocrine pancreas is proposed as a future alternative to current treatment
options. Patients with insulin-secretion deficiency might benefit. This is the first systematic …

[HTML][HTML] 3D alveolar in vitro model based on epithelialized biomimetically curved culture membranes

D Baptista, LM Teixeira, ZT Birgani, S van Riet… - Biomaterials, 2021 - Elsevier
There is increasing evidence that surface curvature at a near-cell-scale influences cell
behaviour. Epithelial or endothelial cells lining small acinar or tubular body lumens, as those …

Prevascularized retrievable hybrid implant to enhance function of subcutaneous encapsulated islets

AR Mridha, TR Dargaville, PD Dalton… - … Engineering Part A, 2022 - liebertpub.com
Replacement of pancreatic β-cells is one of the most promising treatment options for
treatment of type 1 diabetes (T1D), even though, toxic immunosuppressive drugs are …

Engineering metabolism to modulate immunity

SM Kapnick, CA Martin, CM Jewell - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Metabolic programming and reprogramming have emerged as pivotal mechanisms for
altering immune cell function. Thus, immunometabolism has become an attractive target …

Localized drug delivery graphene bioscaffolds for cotransplantation of islets and mesenchymal stem cells

M Razavi, J Wang, AS Thakor - Science advances, 2021 - science.org
In the present work, we developed, characterized, and tested an implantable graphene
bioscaffold which elutes dexamethasone (Dex) that can accommodate islets and adipose …

Injectable 3D Porous Micro‐Scaffolds with a Bio‐Engine for Cell Transplantation and Tissue Regeneration

Z Luo, J Pan, Y Sun, S Zhang, Y Yang… - Advanced Functional …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Bio‐scaffolds designed to mimic endogenous niches have been used extensively in stem
cell therapy and tissue regeneration. However, limited entry of nutrients and cells inside the …