Table 2.
Clinical applications of cell microencapsulation
| Polymer | Encapsulated cells | Application | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALG microbeads | Human hepatocytes | ALF | [69] |
| CJ-MSCs | PD | [73] | |
| PLO-ALG | Islets | T1D | [48] |
| APA | Islets | T1D | [49] |
| PLL-ALG | Islets | T1D | [7] |
| PLO-ALG | pCPCs | PD | [72] |
ALG, alginate; ALF, acute liver failure; CJ-MSCs, Conjunctival Mesenchymal Stem Cells; PD, Parkinson’s Disease; PLO-ALG, Poly-l-ornithine Alginate; T1D, Type 1 Diabetes; APA, Alginate-Polylysine-Alginate; PLL-ALG, Poly-l-lysine Alginate; ALG-chitosan, Alginate-chitosan; pCPs, porcine Choroid Plexus Cells