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World J Transplant. Dec 18, 2024; 14(4): 97690
Published online Dec 18, 2024. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v14.i4.97690
Published online Dec 18, 2024. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v14.i4.97690
Scaffold | Characteristics | Disease | ETDRS improvement (letters) |
hESC-RPE: 50-150000 cells | Dry AMD | 12 | |
PET | hESC-RPE (approximately 100000) on 10 µm-thick PET, coated with plasma-derived vitronectin; Non-biodegradable | Wet AMD | 21 |
Parylene | hESC-RPE (approximately 100000) on ultrathin (0.3 µm-thick), parylene membrane on a perforated, 6 µm-thick parylene support; Biodegradable | Dry AMD | 17 |
PLGA | hiPSC-RPE (approximately 100000) on 10 µm-thick, electrospun PLGA with 350 nm mean fiber diameter; Biodegradable | Dry AMD | In progress |
hiPSC- secreted basal membrane | hiPSC-RPE on PET coated with a collagen-I gel; Confluent sheets released from PET with collagenase Biodegradable | Wet AMD | No change |
- Citation: Sorrentino FS, Di Terlizzi P, De Rosa F, Salati C, Spadea L, Gagliano C, Musa M, Zeppieri M. New frontiers in retinal transplantation. World J Transplant 2024; 14(4): 97690
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3230/full/v14/i4/97690.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5500/wjt.v14.i4.97690