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Method for creating perfusable microvessel systems

US7622298B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Norits, Inc. · US

Inventor

Thomas Neumann · Munich, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 24, 2006
Grant date	Nov 24, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 17, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC12N2533/50
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Microvessel networks are produced in vitro from tissue-engineered parent vessels sprouting into a supporting matrix, as for example gels, of extracellular matrix proteins. The microvessel systems are integrated into devices that allow for controlled perfusion with fluids. The vessels may include cells from one cell type, for example, endothelial cells, or from combinations of two or more cell types.

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