Part I Introduction
1. Historical Perspectives and Current Challenges in Cell Microencapsulation
Paul de Vos
2. Applications of Cell Microencapsulation
Emmanuel C. Opara
Part II Approaches to Cell Microencapsulation
3. Cell Microencapsulation: Dripping Methods
A. Bidoret, E. Martins, B. Poncelet De Smet, and D. Poncelet
4. Field Effect Microparticle Generation for Cell Microencapsulation
Brend Ray-Sea Hsu and Shin-Huei Fu
5. Microfluidic Approach to Cell Microencapsulation
Varna Sharma, Michael Hunckler, Melur K. Ramasubramanian, Emmanuel C. Opara, and Kalyan C. Katuri
Part III Biomaterials and Enabling Technologies in Cell Microencapsulation
6. Polymeric Materials for Cell Microencapsulation
A. Aijaz, D. Perera, and R. Olabisi
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<7. Polymeric Materials for Perm-Selective Coating of Alginate Microbeads
William F. Kendall and Emmanuel C. Opara
8. Determination of the Mechanical Strength of Microcapsules
Marcus D. Darrabie and Emmanuel C. Opara
9. The Diffusive Properties of Hydrogel Microcapsules for Cell Encapsulation
D.M. Lavin, B.E. Bintz, and C.G. Thanos
10. Methods for Incorporating Oxygen Generating Biomaterials into Cell Culture and Microcapsule Systems
John Patrick McQuilling and Emmanuel C. Opara
11. Non-Invasive Tracking of Alginate-Microencapsulated Cells
Genaro A. Paredes-Juarez, Brad P. Barnett, and Jeff W.M. Bulte
12. Retrieval of Microencapsulated Islet Grafts for Post-Transplant Evaluation
John Patrick McQuilling, Sivanandane Sittadjody, Rajesh Pareta, Samuel Pendergraft, Clancy J. Clark, Alan C. Farney, and Emmanuel C. Opara
Part IV Isolation of Cells for Microencapsulation
13. A Method of Porcine Pancreatic Islet Isolation for Microencapsulation
William F. Kendall and Emmanuel C. Opara
14: Selective Osmotic Shock (SOS)-Based Islet Isolation for Microencapsulation
Kevin Enck, John P. McQuilling, Giuseppe Orlando, Riccardo Tamburrini, Sittadjody Sivanandane, and Emmanuel C. Opara
15. Preparation and Characterization of Alginate-Chitosan Microcapsule for Hepatocyte Culture
Lamjuan Li, Yanhong Zhang, and Xiaoping Pan
16. Use of Flow Focusing Technique for Microencapsulation of Myoblasts
J. Ciriza, L. Saenz del Burgo, RM Hernandez, G. Orive, and JL Pedraz
17. Alginate Microbeads for Cell and Protein Delivery
Sami I. Somo, Omaditya Khanna, and Eric M. Brey
18. Compartmentalization of Two Cell Types in Multi-Layered Alginate Microcapsules
Sivanandane Sittadjody, Justin M. Saul, and Emmanuel C. Opara
19. Primary Choroid Plexus Tissue for Use in Cellular Therapy
M.A. Sandrof and C.G. Thanos
20. Microencapsulation of Stem Cells for Therapy
Shirae K. Leslie, Ramsey C. Kinney, Zvi Schwartz, and Barbara D. Boyan
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21. Microencapsulated Cells for Cancer Therapy
L. Saenz del Burgo, J. Ciriza, RM Hernandez, G. Orive, and JL Pedraz
22. Microencapsulation of Bacterial Cells by Emulsion Technique for Probiotic Application
Surajit Mandal and Subrota Hati
<Part V Cell Microencapsulation in Clinical Applications
23. Microencapsulation of Islets for the Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1D)
Riccardo Calafiore, Giuseppe Basta, and Pia Montanucci
<24. Immunological Challenges Facing Translation of Alginate Encapsulated Porcine Islet Xenotransplantation to Human Clinical Trials
Rahul Krishnan, David Ko, Clarence E. Foster III, Wendy Liu, AM Smink, Bart de Haan, Paul De Vos, and Johnathan RT Lakey
25. Microencapsulation in Clinical Islet Xenotransplantation
Masayuki Shimoda and Shinichi Matsumoto
26. Methods for Microencapsulated Porcine Islet Production
Masayuki Shimoda and Shinichi Matsumoto
27. Microencapsulation of Parathyroid Cells for the Treatment of Hypoparathyroidism
Patricio Cabane Toledo, Ricardo Rossi Fernandez, and Pablo Caviedes Fernandez