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From: Zwitterionically modified alginates mitigate cellular overgrowth for cell encapsulation

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SB and CB modified alginates mitigate CO in mice. a Representative phase-contrast images of retrieved microcapsules made from different alginates (SLG20, n = 19, see Supplementary Fig. 11 for complete data; SB-VLVG, n = 10, see Supplementary Fig. 12 for complete data; SB-SLG20, n = 16, see Supplementary Fig. 14 for complete data; SB-SLG100, n = 10, see Supplementary Fig. 15 for complete data; CB1-SLG20, n = 5, see Supplementary Fig. 16a for complete data; CB2-SLG20, n = 5, see Supplementary Fig. 16b for complete data), 14 d post intraperitoneal implantation in C57BL/6J mice (Scale bar, 2000 μm) and corresponding H&E stained histological analysis (Scale bar, 200 μm). b Representative phase-contrast images of retrieved microcapsules, 100 d post intraperitoneal implantation in C57BL/6J mice (Scale bar, 2000 μm) and corresponding H&E stained histological analysis (Scale bar, 200 μm). (SLG20, n = 12, see Supplementary Fig. 17 for complete data; SB-SLG20, n = 10, see Supplementary Fig. 18 for complete data; CB1-SLG20, n = 4, see Supplementary Fig. Supplementary Fig. 20a for complete data; CB2-SLG20, n = 4, see Supplementary Fig. 20b for complete data). c Representative phase-contrast images of retrieved microcapsules, 180 d post intraperitoneal implantation in C57BL/6J mice (Scale bar, 2000 μm) and corresponding H&E stained histological analysis (Scale bar, 200 μm). (SLG20, n = 7, see Supplementary Fig. 22 for complete data; SB-SLG20, n = 7, Supplementary Fig. 21 for complete data)

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