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SUBMITTER: Tran NM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4195705 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tran Nhu-Mai NM Dufresne Murielle M Helle François F Hoffmann Thomas Walter TW François Catherine C Brochot Etienne E Paullier Patrick P Legallais Cécile C Duverlie Gilles G Castelain Sandrine S
PloS one 20141013 10
Cell microencapsulation in alginate hydrogel has shown interesting applications in regenerative medicine and the biomedical field through implantation of encapsulated tissue or for bioartificial organ development. Although alginate solution is known to have low antiviral activity, the same property regarding alginate gel has not yet been studied. The aim of this work is to investigate the potential protective effect of alginate encapsulation against hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection for a hepati ...[more]