Journal article
History, challenges and perspectives of cell microencapsulation
Abstract
Cell microencapsulation continues to hold significant promise for biotechnology and medicine. The controlled, and continuous, delivery of therapeutic products to the host by immunoisolated cells is a potentially cost-effective method to treat a wide range of diseases. Although there are several issues that need to be addressed, including capsule manufacture, properties and performance, in the past few years, a stepwise analysis on the essential …
Authors
Orive G; Hernández RM; Gascón AR; Calafiore R; Chang TMS; de Vos P; Hortelano G; Hunkeler D; Lacı́k I; Pedraz JL
Journal
Trends in Biotechnology, Vol. 22, No. 2, pp. 87–92
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
2 2004
DOI
10.1016/j.tibtech.2003.11.004
ISSN
0167-7799