The promise of pancreatic islet transplantation is hindered by organ shortage, and the need for immunosuppression of transplant recipient in order to prevent rejection. Alginate microencapsulation can overcome these hurdles; however further optimization of this technique is required. Among the critical factors to be optimized is the durability of alginate microcapsules, which can be determined by their mechanical strength tests. Here we describe several simple and reliable methods to assist in assessing the mechanical strength of alginate beads.
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Darabbie, M. D., & Opara, E. C. (2017). Determination of the mechanical strength of microcapsules. In Methods in Molecular Biology (Vol. 1479, pp. 111–118). Humana Press Inc. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-6364-5_8
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