Cartilage matrix and in vitro production of transplantable cartilage tissue
US6451060B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 5, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 5, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S623/915
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a transplantable cartilage matrix and a method for its in vitro production. In accordance with the method, chondrocytes are cultered for an amount of time effective for allowing formation of a chondrogenic cell-associated matrix. Chondrogenic cells, each with a cell-associated matrix, are recovered and cultured on a semipermeable membrane for a time effective for formation of a cohesive cartilage matrix.
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