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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Adv Healthc Mater. 2019 Dec 17;9(2):e1901396. doi: 10.1002/adhm.201901396

Figure 7. TRAFFIC device for potential treatment of Type 1 Diabetes.

Figure 7.

(a) Schematic of the design and fabrication process of the TRAFFIC device. (b) SEM images of the thread featuring nanoporous modifications uniform across the surface. (c) Fluorescent images of the thread, coated thread, and a cell-free TRAFFIC device. (d) Microscopic image of TRAFFIC device containing isolated rat islets. (e) Laparoscopic images demonstrating the device retrieval process from the trocar in a dog. Adapted with permission.[133] Copyright 2018, National Academy of Sciences.