Evaluation of encapsulating and microporous nondegradable hydrogel scaffold designs on islet engraftment in rodent models of diabetes

Vasculogenic hydrogel enhances islet survival, engraftment, and function in leading extrahepatic sites

(2017) Jessica D. Weaver et al.   Science Advances

Transforming growth factor-beta 1 delivery from microporous scaffolds decreases inflammation post-implant and enhances function of transplanted islets

(2016) Jeffrey M.H. Liu et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Progress and challenges in macroencapsulation approaches for type 1 diabetes (T1D) treatment: Cells, biomaterials, and devices

(2016) Shang Song et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING

Mold-casted non-degradable, islet macro-encapsulating hydrogel devices for restoration of normoglycemia in diabetic mice

(2016) Peter Daniel Rios et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING

Bioengineering the Endocrine Pancreas: Intraomental Islet Transplantation Within a Biologic Resorbable Scaffold

(2016) Dora M. Berman et al.   DIABETES

Phase 3 Trial of Transplantation of Human Islets in Type 1 Diabetes Complicated by Severe Hypoglycemia

(2016) Bernhard J. Hering et al.   DIABETES CARE

Advances in islet encapsulation technologies

(2016) Tejal Desai et al.   NATURE REVIEWS DRUG DISCOVERY

Clinical pancreatic islet transplantation

(2016) A. M. James Shapiro et al.   Nature Reviews Endocrinology

Long-Term Follow-Up of the Edmonton Protocol of Islet Transplantation in the United States

(2015) D. C. Brennan et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION

Current status of encapsulated islet transplantation

(2015) Hae Kyung Yang et al.   JOURNAL OF DIABETES AND ITS COMPLICATIONS

Neutrophil Responses to Sterile Implant Materials

(2015) Siddharth Jhunjhunwala et al.   PLoS One

Enhancing Human Islet Transplantation by Localized Release of Trophic Factors From PLG Scaffolds

(2014) K. A. Hlavaty et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION

Physical and mechanical regulation of macrophage phenotype and function

(2014) Frances Y. McWhorter et al.   CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES

Vasculogenic bio-synthetic hydrogel for enhancement of pancreatic islet engraftment and function in type 1 diabetes

(2013) Edward A. Phelps et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Macroporous Three-Dimensional PDMS Scaffolds for Extrahepatic Islet Transplantation

(2013) Eileen Pedraza et al.   CELL TRANSPLANTATION

Revascularization of Transplanted Pancreatic Islets and Role of the Transplantation Site

(2013) Andrew R. Pepper et al.   Clinical & Developmental Immunology

Microwell Scaffolds for the Extrahepatic Transplantation of Islets of Langerhans

(2013) Mijke Buitinga et al.   PLoS One

PLG Scaffold Delivered Antigen-Specific Regulatory T Cells Induce Systemic Tolerance in Autoimmune Diabetes

(2013) John G. Graham et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A

Encapsulated Islet Transplantation: Strategies and Clinical Trials

(2013) Brian Buder et al.   Immune Network

Student award winner in the undergraduate category for the society of biomaterials 9th World Biomaterials Congress, Chengdu, China, June 1-5, 2012

(2012) Anna K. Blakney et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A

Advances in Bioactive Hydrogels to Probe and Direct Cell Fate

(2012) Cole A. DeForest et al.   Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Materials for Diabetes Therapeutics

(2012) Kaitlin M. Bratlie et al.   Advanced Healthcare Materials

Extrahepatic islet transplantation with microporous polymer scaffolds in syngeneic mouse and allogeneic porcine models

(2011) Romie F. Gibly et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Hydrogel network design using multifunctional macromers to coordinate tissue maturation in ovarian follicle culture

(2011) Ariella Shikanov et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Advancing islet transplantation: from engraftment to the immune response

(2011) R. F. Gibly et al.   DIABETOLOGIA

Temporal progression of the host response to implanted poly(ethylene glycol)-based hydrogels

(2011) Aaron D. Lynn et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A

Phenotypic changes in bone marrow-derived murine macrophages cultured on PEG-based hydrogels activated or not by lipopolysaccharide

(2010) Aaron D. Lynn et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Bioactive modification of poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogels for tissue engineering

(2010) Junmin Zhu   BIOMATERIALS

Effects of PEG hydrogel crosslinking density on protein diffusion and encapsulated islet survival and function

(2008) Laney M. Weber et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A

PEG Hydrogels for the Controlled Release of Biomolecules in Regenerative Medicine

(2008) Chien-Chi Lin et al.   PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH

Foreign body reaction to biomaterials

(2008) James M. Anderson et al.   SEMINARS IN IMMUNOLOGY