Impact of alginate composition: from bead mechanical properties to encapsulated HepG2/C3A cell activities for in vivo implantation.

Impact of alginate composition: from bead mechanical properties to encapsulated HepG2/C3A cell activities for in vivo implantation.

Recently, interest has focused on hepatocytes' implantation to provide end stage liver failure patients with a temporary support until spontaneous recovery or a suitable donor becomes available. To avoid cell damage and use of an immunosuppressive treatment, hepatic cells could be implanted aft...

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Main Authors: Stephanie H Capone, Murielle Dufresne, Mathias Rechel, Marie-José Fleury, Anne-Virginie Salsac, Patrick Paullier, Martine Daujat-Chavanieu, Cecile Legallais
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3636232?pdf=render

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