Apparatus for growing vertebrate skin in vitro
US5914264A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 25, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jun 22, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12M35/04
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of growing complete vertebrate skin in vitro, which comprises obtaining a segment of vertebrate skin, positioning the skin segment in an artificial cell-growth medium containing sufficient nutrients to maintain growth of cells of the skin, and subjecting the skin segment to stretching forces while the skin segment is in the medium. Skin produced by the method and an apparatus for carrying out the method are also part of the present invention.
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