title: Artificial cells and bioencapsulation in bioartificial organs.
abstract: The most common use of artificial cells is for bioencapsulation of biologically active materials. Many combination of materials can be bioencapsulated. The permeability, composition and configurations of artificial cell membrane can be varied using different types of synthetic or biological materials. These possible variations in contents and membranes allow for large variations in the properties and functions of artificial cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. artcell@physio.mcgill.ca
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001187:Artificial Organs; D002214:Capsules; D017690:Cell Transplantation; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D014181:Transplantation Immunology
chemical_list: D002214:Capsules; D008567:Membranes, Artificial