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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Transplant. 2018 Dec 5;19(5):1315–1327. doi: 10.1111/ajt.15168

Figure 7.

Figure 7.

Long-term allogeneic encapsulated islet function within the vascularized EFP. (A) Average nonfasting blood glucose of unencapsulated (n = 4), PEG-RGD (n = 4), or alginate (n = 6) encapsulated Balb/c islets transplanted within the EFP of B6 recipients using a vasculogenic hydrogel delivery vehicle. (B-D) Individual traces of unencapsulated (B), PEG-RGD- (C), or alginate-encapsulated (D) islets. (E) Imaging of PEG-RGD- (top) and alginate- (bottom) encapsulated islet grafts after day 100 demonstrate capsule integration with lectin-perfused (green) functional vasculature. Black arrow signifies selected graft removal. Error bars = SEM. Scale bars = 200 μm.