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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2019
Applicant:
Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Inventor:
Emmanuel C. Opara, Durham, NC (US);
Assignee:
Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 35/39 (2015.01); A61K 9/50 (2006.01); C12N 11/04 (2006.01); C12N 11/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/5036 (2013.01); A61K 35/39 (2013.01); C12N 11/04 (2013.01); C12N 11/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided herein according to embodiments of the present invention is a microcapsule comprising: (a) one or more live mammalian pancreatic islet cells; and (b) an alginate composition encapsulating said islet cells, wherein said alginate composition comprises extracellular matrix proteins solubilized or suspended therein. Compositions comprising a plurality of the microcapsules and the use thereof in treating type I diabetes are also provided.