Table 1.

Compilation of different materials used in encapsulation according to the disease for which they are intended. PEG (poly ethylene glycol); PLO (poly L-ornithine); PLL (poly L-lysine); PVA (poly vinyl alcohol); PLGA (poly L-lactide-co-glycolide).

DISEASES	MEMBRANE MATERIAL	Ref.
DIABETES	Alginate	[102]
	Alginate-PEG	[103]
	Alginate-PLO	[104,105]
	Alginate-PLL	[104]
	Alginate-Chitosan	[105,106]
	PVA	[107]
	Agarose	[108]
LIVER FAILURE	Alginate-Chitosan	[109]
	PEG	[110]
	PLL	[111]
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE	Alginate	[112]
	Fibrin	[113]
	Alginate-PLL	[96]
	Alginate-Chitosan	[114]
CNS DISEASE	Alginate-PLL	[115]
	PVA	[116]
	PLL-PLGA	[117]
BONE TISSUE ENGINEERING	Collagen	[118]
	Alginate-Chitosan	[119]
	Agarose-PEG	[120]
	Carboxymethyl xanthan	[121]
	Chondroitin sulfate-Agarose-PEG	[122]
CANCER	Alginate-PLL	[123]
	Hyaluronic acid	[124]
	Agarose	[125]
	Theracyte	[126]
	APA	[127]