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Encapsulated stem cells track movement
Karl B. Hille, The Examiner Mar 27, 2007 12:00 AM (984 days ago)BALTIMORE In a first-of-its-kind study, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine researchers wrapped stem cells in layers of inert materials and X-ray-visible barium to track where stem cells move within the body and to protect them from immune response. They were to present their results at a Late-Breaking Emerging Technologies and Innovations session Sunday at the American College of Cardiology annual meeting in New Orleans. The so-called XCaps helped researchers track the delivery, survival and function of donor stem cells used to treat cardiovascular disease in rabbits.
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