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. 2014 Aug 6;2:26. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2014.00026

Figure 6.

Figure 6

Microcapsules produced with purified or crude alginate. Use of crude alginate or alginates containing PAMPs promotes after implantation activation of the host immune system with recruitment of immune-cells as a consequence. Necrosis of the islet-cells is an inevitable consequence.