| CPC A61L 27/16 (2013.01) [A61L 27/34 (2013.01); A61L 27/3804 (2013.01); A61L 27/54 (2013.01); C12M 21/08 (2013.01); C12N 5/0671 (2013.01); C12N 5/0677 (2013.01); A61L 2300/412 (2013.01); A61L 2300/606 (2013.01); A61L 2300/64 (2013.01); A61L 2400/18 (2013.01); A61L 2420/02 (2013.01); A61L 2430/28 (2013.01); A61L 2430/40 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |

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1. A cell or tissue embedding device having an aqueous gel serving as an immunoisolation layer, the aqueous gel containing, as components thereof, a denatured polyvinyl alcohol resin having an activated carbonyl group and a crosslinking agent wherein the device is configured to be implanted in a subject, and wherein the cells or tissue are not from living microorganisms, wherein the crosslinking agent is a hydrazide compound and/or a semicarbazide compound.
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