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List of works by Meirigeng Qi

A recommended laparoscopic procedure for implantation of microcapsules in the peritoneal cavity of non-human primates.

scientific article published on 20 February 2011

Application of microfluidic technology to pancreatic islet research: first decade of endeavor

scientific article published on October 2010

Beneficial effects of coating alginate microcapsules with macromolecular heparin conjugates-in vitro and in vivo study

scientific article published on 2 October 2013

Binding and leakage of barium in alginate microbeads.

scientific article published on 14 June 2012

Cold preservation of islets in UW solution--with special reference to apoptosis

scientific article published on 19 December 2005

Colony stimulating factor-1 receptor is a central component of the foreign body response to biomaterial implants in rodents and non-human primates

scientific article published on 20 March 2017

Combinatorial hydrogel library enables identification of materials that mitigate the foreign body response in primates

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Diazoxide, a K(ATP) channel opener, prevents ischemia-reperfusion injury in rodent pancreatic islets

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Dual microfluidic perifusion networks for concurrent islet perifusion and optical imaging

scientific article published on February 2012

Effect of prolonged gelling time on the intrinsic properties of barium alginate microcapsules and its biocompatibility

scientific article published on 10 August 2011

Effect of rat-to-mouse bioartificial pancreas xenotransplantation on diabetic renal damage and survival

scientific article published in April 2006

Encapsulation of human islets in novel inhomogeneous alginate-ca2+/ba2+ microbeads: in vitro and in vivo function

scientific article published on January 2008

Five-year follow-up of patients with type 1 diabetes transplanted with allogeneic islets: the UIC experience

scientific article published on 18 July 2014

Fluorogenic Peptide Substrate for Quantification of Bacterial Enzyme Activities

scientific article published on 13 March 2017

Highly Purified versus Filtered Crude Collagenase: Comparable Human Islet Isolation Outcomes

scientific article published on 07 March 2011

Histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate and University of Wisconsin solution demonstrate equal effectiveness in the preservation of human pancreata intended for islet isolation: a large-scale, single-center experience.

scientific article published on 02 October 2012

Human Pancreatic Islets Isolated From Donors With Elevated HbA1c Levels: Islet Yield and Graft Efficacy

scientific article published on 5 August 2014

Human islet isolation outcomes from pancreata preserved with Histidine-Tryptophan Ketoglutarate versus University of Wisconsin solution

scientific article published in October 2006

Human pancreatic islet isolation: Part I: digestion and collection of pancreatic tissue

scientific article published on 26 May 2009

Human pancreatic islet isolation: Part II: purification and culture of human islets

scientific article published on 26 May 2009

Hyperglycemia and diabetic renal change in a model of polyvinyl alcohol bioartificial pancreas transplantation.

scientific article published in May 2007

Impairment of neurovascular coupling in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in rats is prevented by pancreatic islet transplantation and reversed by a semi-selective PKC inhibitor

scientific article published on 16 November 2016

Implementation of a simplified method of islet isolation for allogeneic islet transplantation in cynomolgus monkeys

scientific article published on 01 March 2014

Implication of mitochondrial cytoprotection in human islet isolation and transplantation.

scientific article published on 7 May 2012

Improved human pancreatic islet purification with the refined UIC-UB density gradient.

scientific article published in November 2007

Improved outcomes in islet isolation and transplantation by the use of a novel hemoglobin-based O2 carrier

scientific article published on 01 December 2006

In vivo functioning and transplantable mature pancreatic islet-like cell clusters differentiated from embryonic stem cell

scientific article published on August 2003

Increased albumin concentration reduces apoptosis and improves functionality of human islets

scientific article published on January 2008

Long-term metabolic and immunological follow-up of nonimmunosuppressed patients with type 1 diabetes treated with microencapsulated islet allografts: four cases.

scientific article published on 16 September 2011

Mesenchymal stem cells in the treatment of type 1 diabetes mellitus

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Microfluidic array with integrated oxygenation control for real-time live-cell imaging: effect of hypoxia on physiology of microencapsulated pancreatic islets

scientific article published on 15 November 2013

Modified gold nanoparticle vectors: a biocompatible intracellular delivery system for pancreatic islet cell transplantation

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PVA hydrogel sheet macroencapsulation for the bioartificial pancreas.

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Reduction in Carotid Intima-Media Thickness After Pancreatic Islet Transplantation in Patients With Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes Care 2013;36:450–456.

scientific article published on 11 January 2014

Reduction in carotid intima-media thickness after pancreatic islet transplantation in patients with type 1 diabetes.

scientific article published on 19 November 2012

Sodium levels of human pancreatic donors are a critical factor for determination of islet efficacy and survival

scientific article published on 23 December 2014

Survival of human islets in microbeads containing high guluronic acid alginate crosslinked with Ca2+ and Ba2+.

scientific article published on November 2012

Systematic Analysis of Donor and Isolation Factor's Impact on Human Islet Yield and Size Distribution

scientific article published on January 28, 2013

The Choice of Enzyme for Human Pancreas Digestion is a Critical Factor for Increasing the Success of Islet Isolation

scientific article published on May 2015

Transplantation of Encapsulated Pancreatic Islets as a Treatment for Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

scientific article published on 30 January 2014