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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
An international research team led by investigators at the Miller School’s Diabetes Research Institute has developed a novel method of protecting diabetes-reversing islets that may prevent islet rejection or destruction by the immune system after they are transplanted in Type 1 diabetic patients.
The conformal coating process — similar to shrink wrapping, but on a microscopic level — offers distinct advantages over traditional encapsulation methods. The results, “Device Design and Materials Optimization of Conformal Coating for Islets of Langerhans,” are being published online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
http://www.healthcanal.com/metaboli...fter-transplantation-for-type-1-diabetes.html
The conformal coating process — similar to shrink wrapping, but on a microscopic level — offers distinct advantages over traditional encapsulation methods. The results, “Device Design and Materials Optimization of Conformal Coating for Islets of Langerhans,” are being published online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
http://www.healthcanal.com/metaboli...fter-transplantation-for-type-1-diabetes.html