Artificially produced, three-dimensional muscle tissue
US7618452B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 26, 2001 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N5/0657
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to a device for producing a three-dimensional circular muscle body from a carrier substance and from cell cultures incorporated therein comprising a cell culture dish (1) and at least one element (2) placed inside said cell culture dish (1). The invention also relates to a multi-well plate constructed of a number of devices, which are arranged side by side and/or one behind the other, for producing a three-dimensional circular muscle body. The invention additionally relates to a solution for cultivating mammal cardiomyocytes, to a method for cultivating a cell culture, to a device for measuring isometric force parameters of cell cultures, and to a method for following, in a measurable manner, contractions of a cell tissue incorporated in a carrier substance. Finally, the invention relates to an artificially produced three-dimensional muscle tissue, in particular, a heart muscle tissue.
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