Patent · US Expired

Method for altering the differentiation of anchorage dependent cells on an electrically conducting polymer

US5843741A · kind A · utility

60Cited by
16References
26Claims
0Family size

Assignees

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateAug 1, 1994
Grant dateDec 1, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 1, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12N2533/30
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Described is a method and cell culture system for altering the proliferation, differentiation, or function of anchorage dependent cells which includes associating the cells with a surface formed of an electrically conducting polymer and applying an effective amount of a voltage to change the oxidation state of the polymer without damaging the cells.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.