S. Mimietz

TL;DR: In this paper, the feasibility of microcapsules based on hydrogels for transplantation of non-autologous cells and tissue fragments was shown, and the first successful long-term clinical applications were reported.

TL;DR: Ba2+‐alginate capsules were developed that meet the requirements for long‐term immunoisolated transplantation of (allogeneic and xenogeneic) cells and tissue fragments and demonstrated that these capsules were functional over a period of more than two years.

TL;DR: Part of the strategy used by the resurrection plant to cope with extreme drought and to minimize transpirational water loss upon hydration is elucidated.

TL;DR: The axial and radial refilling with water of cut dry branches of the resurrection plant Myrothamnus flabellifolia was studied in both acro- and basipetal directions and the polarity of water movement was supported by measurements of the water rise in dry branches using the 'light refraction' method.

TL;DR: Refilling experiments with benzene, sucrose infusion, electron and light microscopy, as well as (1)H NMR chemical shift microimaging, provided evidence that the xylem of birch represents a compartment confined by solute-reflecting barriers that allow transformation of osmolality gradients into osmotic pressure gradients.