Gel temp 10 wt% in PBS
| 27 oC | 31 oC | 35 oC |
Application
| Encapsulation | Depot/envelope | Tumorigenicity |
Out performs
| Ca-Alginate | PLGA | Soft Agar |
Concentration Range
| 5-15 wt% | 5-15 wt% | 5-15 wt% |
| Dissolution in PBS | 4 oC 16 hrs | 4 oC 16 hrs | 4 oC 16 hrs |
Gel formation kinetics
| Instantaneous | Instantaneous | Instantaneous |
Gel Stability @ 25 C
| >48 hours | >24 hlours | >1 hour |
Redissolution @ 4 C
| 1 day | Over night | 5-20 minutes |
| In vitro stability, PBS, 25 oC | 1 year
| 1 year | 1 year |
| In vitro stability, PBS, 37 oC | 6 months
| 6 months | 6 months |
In vivo resorption
| 3 months | <3 months | <3 months |
| Capsule MWCO | 500 kDa | 500 kDa
| 500 kDa |
TK6 human lymphoblastoids
| nontoxic | nontoxic | nontoxic |
| Murine depot at 2 g/kg | nontoxic
| nontoxic | nontoxic |
| Murine histology | nonimmunogenic | nonimmunogenic | nonimmunogenic |
| Murine j775 cells | nonimmunogenic
| nonimmunogenic | nonimmunogenic |
Packaging
| 10 ml serum vial | 10 ml serum vial | 10 ml serum vial |
| Format | Sterile, lyo cake | Sterile, lyo cake | Sterile, lyo cake |