RGD-modified injectable hydrogel maintains islet beta-cell survival and function

Objective: A potential solution for islet transplantation and drug discovery vis-à-vis treating diabetes is the production of functional islets in a three-dimensional extracellular matrix. Although several scaffold materials have been reported as viable candidates, a clinically applicable one that i...

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Main Authors: Tianshu Lan, Jingyi Guo, Xiaoming Bai, Zengjiong Huang, Zhimin Wei, Guicheng Du, Guoliang Yan, Lebin Weng, Xue Yi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-10-01
Series:Journal of Applied Biomaterials & Functional Materials
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2280800020963473