Methods of separating cells, transplanting cells and engineering tissue using fibrin microbeads
US6737074B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 25, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 18, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N2533/56
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides fibrin microbeads that are biologically active and comprise extensively cross-linked fibrin(ogen), and a method for preparing the fibrin microbeads. The present invention also provides a composition comprising cells bound to the fibrin microbeads, and methods for culturing and separating cells using the fibrin microbeads of the present invention. Finally, the present invention provides methods for transplanting cells and engineering tissue using the fibrin microbeads of the present invention.
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