Separation of pancreatic islets for transplantation

A technology is available that allows the production of green hydrogen from wastewater using low-cost photoelectrochemical processes. Unlike conventional systems, the water used for hydrogen production does not require pretreatment. Instead, the wastewater is treated with oxidizing agents, which convert the water into hydrogen and oxygen. The water then passes through a device where oxidation-reduction reactions take place, converting it into gas. The gases are then separated by another device.

Technology developed for the efficient separation of corpuscles and groups of living cells, such as pancreatic islets that can be recovered from the pancreas of cadaveric donors or animals such as pigs.

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Pancreas donors, or better yet pancreatic islets that can be transplanted, are needed for the growing number of patients with pancreatic problems and type 1 diabetes.

The technology we present is between 3 and 4 times more effective in the separation and extraction of functional pancreatic islets from donated cadaveric pancreases, and therefore decreases the number of donors needed for a recipient (Currently it is 3 donors for 1 recipient, with this technology 1 donor per recipient).

Concept/Proof of concept: Initial idea or is in the idea validation stage.

University of the Valley

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