Reversible stencils for fabricating micro-tissues

US10851344B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• The J. David Gladstone Institute, a testamentary trust established under the Will of J. David Gladstone · US
• The Regents of the University of California · US

Inventors

• Nathaniel D. Huebsch · Colma, US
• Bruce Conklin · San Francisco, US
• Kevin E. Healy · Moraga, US
• Peter Loskill · Stuttgart, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 7, 2015
• Grant date: Dec 1, 2020
• Expiry date: Jan 26, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C12N2535/10
• WIPO field: Biotechnology
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to devices, methods, kits, and compositions for in vitro generation of three-dimensional micro-tissues that are accurate models of heart, skeletal muscle, neuronal, and other tissues.