Abstract
A small molecule, glucosamine, is used as targeting moiety for insulin-secreting beta cell separation in artificial cell mixtures and tissue samples. The specificity of glucosamine allows it to be used in cell sorting applications. In addition, a thrombin-specific cleavable peptide was used as an intermediary to release nanoparticles from cell surfaces to facilitate cell attachment and proliferation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1198-1203 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Advanced Healthcare Materials |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Beta cell separation
- Glucosamine
- Iron oxide nanoparticles
- Quantum dots
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biomaterials
- Biomedical Engineering
- Pharmaceutical Science