Islet Cell Containing Implantable Device in Development Releases Insulin in Response to Glucose Levels
Unfortunately insulin shots, pens and pumps fail to perfectly manage blood sugar in many children, which may lead to long-term complications. For the last two decades, Dr. Papas has been working on a solution to this problem. In collaboration with other scientists...Oxygen Critical to Practical Islet Transplants
On April 2, 2019, Insulin Nation published an article about teams from the Universities of Arizona and Minnesota collaborating and on Klearchos Papas, PhD about his oxygen generator-based islet ‘tea bag’ transplant device. See Oxygen Critical to Practical Islet...Implantable Device in Development Releases Insulin for Children with Diabetes
Dr. Papas and his team developed a technology that allows insulin producing islet cells to be surgically implanted in the body