Co-Encapsulated Islets and Microspheres (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

Co-Encapsulated Islets and Microspheres

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These are pancreatic islet cells encapsulated along with microspheres that release a drug increasing viability in low-oxygen environments. The microspheres have arrows pointing to them; the larger blobs are the cells.

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Kevin Kim

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