Biomaterial protects stem cells

Rice University “researchers have been developing a variety of biomaterial carriers to encapsulate cells, and protect them in the body. This latest biomaterial is an alginate hydrogel, which contains agents to suppress the local immune response, meaning that the body does not recognize the gel as foreign and does not attack it. Alginate is a polysaccharide that occurs naturally in seaweed. The encapsulated stem cells are shielded and are intended to release healing paracrine factors over time, helping to repair nearby damaged heart tissue.”      MORE

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