I hope that we're approximately as successful as Edmonton . . . Organ is injected with enzymes that digest the connective tissue that holds it together. It is placed in a chamber with glass beads and gently shaken until it breaks down into tiny pieces, the smallest of which pass through a fine screen. The pieces are placed in a container filled with a fluid that separates materials of various densities. Container is spun in a centrifuge.
Islets float to the top and are removed.
Islets are injected into portal vein of liver, where they lodge in smaller veins and secrete insulin into the circulation. HERE for information on trials of islet transplants.