Sustained Delivery of Bioactive GDNF from Collagen and Alginate-Based Cell-Encapsulating Gel Promoted Photoreceptor Survival in an Inherited Retinal Degeneration Model

• Francisca S. Y. Wong ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Francisca S. Y. Wong, Calvin C. H. Wong

  Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

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• Calvin C. H. Wong ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Francisca S. Y. Wong, Calvin C. H. Wong

  Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

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• Barbara P. Chan ,

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

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• Amy C. Y. Lo

  * E-mail: amylo@hku.hk

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliations Department of Ophthalmology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, Research Centre of Heart, Brain, Hormone and Healthy Aging, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

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