A Closed Loop Stimuli-Responsive Concanavalin A-Loaded Chitosan–Pluronic Hydrogel for Glucose-Responsive Delivery of Short-Acting Insulin Prototyped in RIN-5F Pancreatic Cells

The optimal treatment of diabetes (in particular, type 1 diabetes—T1D) remains a challenge. Closed-loop systems (implants/inserts) provide significant advantages for glucose responsivity and providing real-time sustained release of rapid-acting insulin. Concanavalin A (ConA), a glucose affinity agen...

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Main Authors: Shazia Mansoor, Samson A. Adeyemi, Pierre P. D. Kondiah, Yahya E. Choonara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-09-01
Series:Biomedicines
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/11/9/2545