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Building a better bioartificial pancreas
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Building a better bioartificial pancreas

by  Brigham and Women’s Hospital A convection-enhanced encapsulation device as pictured enhances nutrient transport leading to improved survival and improved glucose responsive insulin secretion of the transplanted beta cells. Credit: Randal McKenzie More than 40 million people worldwide are affected with type 1 diabetes (T1D) mellitus, an autoimmune disease in which insulin producing β-cells in the...