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ArticleFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology2021

Optimized Protocol for Subcutaneous Implantation of Encapsulated Cells Device and Evaluation of Biocompatibility.

Emilie Audouard, Lisa Rousselot, Marc Folcher, Nathalie Cartier, Françoise Piguet

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Article in Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 37% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Bioinspired functional materials for biomedical applications.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2026
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  4. Bioelectronic cell-based device provides a strategy for the treatment of the experimental model of multiple sclerosis.Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Emilie AudouardNeuroGenCell, Inserm U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, ICM, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle Épinière, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France.
Lisa RousselotNeuroGenCell, Inserm U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, ICM, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle Épinière, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France.
Marc FolcherDepartment of Biosystems Science and Engineering (D-BSSE), ETH Zürich, Basel, Switzerland.
Nathalie CartierNeuroGenCell, Inserm U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, ICM, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle Épinière, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France.
Françoise PiguetNeuroGenCell, Inserm U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, ICM, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle Épinière, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France.
Sorbonne Université · FRETH Zurich · CHInstitut du Cerveau · FR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Improving a drug delivery system is critical to treat central nervous system disorders. Here we studied an innovative approach based on implantation of a wireless-powered cell-based device in mice. This device, coupling biologic material and electronics, is the first of its kind. The advantage of this technology is its ability to control the secretion of a therapeutic molecule and to switch the classical permanent delivery to activation on demand. In diseases with relapsing-remitting phases such as multiple sclerosis, such activation could be selectively achieved in relapsing phases. However, the safety (tolerance to biomaterials and surgical procedure) of such a clinical device needs to be verified. Therefore, the development of tools to assess the biocompatibility of the system in animal models is an essential step. We present the development of this new therapeutic approach, the challenges we encountered during the different steps of its development (such as cell loading in the chamber, surgery protocol for subcutaneous implantation of the device) and the tools we used to evaluate cell viability and biocompatibility of the device.

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biocompatibilitydevice implantationencapsulated cellfibrotic capsulevascularization

Identifiers

PMID34249877
PMCPMC8264370
OpenAlexW3176172115

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