Encapsulation in Cell Therapy: Methodologies, Materials, and Clinical Applications.

Background: The clinical application of cells and the development of new delivery systems have allowed significant advances in the field of cell therapy and encapsulation in recent years. The ability to combine cells and biocompatible matrices in the encapsulation of cells providing long-term delivery has provides new therapeutic alternatives in the development of new therapies.

Methods: A structured search of bibliographic databases was carried out to determine the entire methodology related to cell encapsulation with clinical application.