Scaffold for cell culture or tissue engineering
US11629321B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 31, 2017 |
| Grant date | Apr 18, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD10B2321/042
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A scaffold for cell culture or tissue engineering is provided. The scaffold includes a fiber web having a three-dimensional network structure, which includes a biodegradable scaffold fiber. Therefore, a microenvironment suitable for migration, proliferation and differentiation of cells to be cultured is created, thereby improving a cell proliferation rate and cell viability. In addition, the scaffold may be easily removed from cells cultured therein without physical/chemical stimuli, and thus the cultured cells may be easily recovered, and is able to be grafted into the body while the cultured cells are included in the scaffold. Moreover, the cultured cells may be cultured to have a similar shape/structure to those of an actual animal body to make it more suitable to be applied in grafting into an in vitro experimental model or animal body.
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