Synthetic Strategies for the Preparation of Precursor Polymers and of Microcapsules Suitable for Cellular Entrapment by Polyelectrolyte Complexation of Those Polymersa

Autor: Xiaoyan Guo, Holly Alexander, Bin Huang, Zeng Wan, Wayne V. Moore, Zhizhong Meng, William T.K. Stevenson, Lei Zhou, Tania Dyakonov
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 831:72-85
ISSN: 1749-6632
0077-8923
Popis: The production of microcapsules suitable for the entrapment of mammalian cell by means of polyelectrolyte complexation has, of a necessity, led to the development of novel strategies for the preparation of relatively bioinert polymers which complex efficiently under unique conditions to produce a mechanically resilient membrane with efficient transport properties. In this communication we relate a brief overview of capsule-membrane forming systems for the immunoisolation (or potential immunoisolation) of mammalian cells, which are based upon the complexation of polyelectrolyte (PE) polymers; with emphasis on precursor synthesis and relationships between precursor polymer structure and capsule membrane stability.
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