Implantable device with insulin-producing cells could offer new long-term management method for type 1 diabetes; study shows cells can survive in body for at least 90 days
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Implantable islet cells could control diabetes without insulin injections
As an alternative to insulin injections, MIT researchers are developing an implantable device that encapsulates islet cells, protecting them from immune rejection. The device also carries an oxygen generator to keep the cells healthy.
MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (news.mit.edu)
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Implantable islet cells could control diabetes without insulin injections
As an alternative to insulin injections, MIT researchers are developing an implantable device that encapsulates islet cells, protecting them from immune rejection. The device also carries an oxygen generator to keep the cells healthy.
MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (news.mit.edu)
Neat idea, but how large are the devices and will they require a port, like an open wound, or will they be surgically implanted?
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