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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 14.
Published in final edited form as: Biotechnol Bioeng. 2013 Jan 17;110(3):667–682. doi: 10.1002/bit.24802

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Microencapsulation of stem cells permits mass transport of nutrients and secretory products while restricting the passage of immune molecules and cells and shielding from physical forces. Modification of various capsule parameters can modulate stem cell response(s) while simultaneously enabling expansion in scalable suspension bioreactors for bioprocessing and transplantation in vivo.