Transplantation of Encapsulated Pancreatic Islets as a Treatment for Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

Figure 1

Human islet isolation procedure. (1) Pancreas perfused with enzymatic solution; (2) pancreatic tissue digested in Ricordi isolation chamber; (3) digested tissue purified in COBE 2991 cell separator; (4) purified islets cultured at 37°C/5% CO₂.