Abstract: The invention concerns a semipermeable chamber for encapsulation of cells producing at least a biological substance of interest, characterised in that it consists of a porous polycarbonate biocompatible film modified at the surface by generated polar sites and covered with at least a layer of hydrophilic polymer.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 29, 2002
Date of Patent:
June 6, 2006
Assignees:
Association pour les Transferts de Technologies du Mans, Universite Catholique de louvain, Centre Europeen d'Etude du Diabete (CEED)
Inventors:
Gilbert Legeay, Patrick Bertrand, Alain Belcourt, Laurence Kessler