Packaging stem cells in capsules for heart therapy
Saturday, October 12, 2013 - 10:30
in Health & Medicine
In many studies of stem cell therapy for heart disease, most of the cells wash away in the first hour. Researchers encapsulate mesenchymal stem cells in alginate so that the cells stay alive and in the heart. In rats, the capsules promote healing after a heart attack. Alginate has several biomedical uses already so the path to translation looks good.