History, challenges and perspectives of cell microencapsulation

History, challenges and perspectives of cell microencapsulation.

Cell microencapsulation continues to hold significant promise for biotechnology and medicine. The controlled, and continuous, delivery of therapeutic products to the host by immunoisolated cells is a potentially cost-effective method to treat a wide range of diseases. Although there are several issues that need to be addressed, including capsule manufacture, properties and performance, in the p...

On Defining African Philosophy: History, Challenges, and Perspectives

on defining african philosophy: history, challenges, and perspectives

consequent upon .africans' denialfa rational men!ali!j f:y ear!j european anthropologists, ethnographers, sociologists and religious scholars, through some so-called 'theories of the primitive people': ma,ry .african scholars ejpecial91 · in the jield ofphilosophy rose to the challenge of articulating a distinct philosopl?j for their people to combat their mental and intellectual...

History and Perspectives of Nuclear Medicine in Bangladesh

Bangladesh is one of the smaller states in Asia. But it has a long and rich history of nuclear medicine for over sixty years. The progress in science and technology is always challenging in a developing country. In 1958, work for the first Nuclear Medicine facility was commenced in Dhaka in a tin-shed known as ‘Radioisotope Centre’ and was officially inaugurated in 1962. Since the late 50s of t...

History and Perspectives of Nuclear Medicine in Thailand

In 1955, the first nuclear medicine division was established in Thailand by Professor Romsai Suwannik in the Department of Radiology, Siriraj Hospil, Mahidol University in Bangkok. In 1959 four years later, the second nuclear medicine division was established in the Department of Radiology, Chulalongkorn Hospital in Bangkok. The third nuclear medicine division was started in Rajvithi Hospital i...