Insulin-producing islet cells could hold the secret to curing type 1 diabetes—if only scientists could figure out a way to encapsulate and transplant them into the body. But first, the right biocompatible material must be found to hold these precious cells. A team of bioengineers thinks it has discovered one. Elie Dolgin reports.
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Dolgin, E. Encapsulate this. Nat Med 20, 9–11 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0114-9
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