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From: Experimental evaluation and computational modeling of the effects of encapsulation on the time-profile of glucose-stimulated insulin release of pancreatic islets

Figure 3

Model-predicted effect of capsule thickness on GSIR perifusion. Calculated insulin outflow is shown in response to a stepwise glucose stimulation with the current computational model for two encapsulated islets (d = 100 & 150 μm) as a function of increasing capsule thickness (l caps) from 0 (free islets) and 50 to 350 μm. Shown on the right is an illustration of the main geometric setup used for the current model with fluid flow from left to right, and 100 (top) and 150 (bottom) μm islets.

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